Tag: capital punishment

Govt suspends executions during Ramzan

ISLAMABAD: Prison authorities across the country will not be carrying out executions from the first of Ramzan till Eidul Fitr. The decision to temporarily suspend...

‘Apostasy should not warrant death penalty’: report

ISLAMABAD: An amicus curiae on Monday stated before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that an apostate should not be given capital punishment, reports a...

Two death row inmates hanged in Punjab

LAHORE: Two death row inmates have been hanged in different jails of Punjab on early Thursday morning as per reports. Death row prisoner Nasir Abbas was...

HRCP holds rally against death penalty

LAHORE: About 15 to 20 activists of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) held a rally on Tuesday to mark the “15th World Day...