Tag: Death Penalty
Death penalty applicable to facilitators, abettors, handlers of terrorists : Legal...
'Facilitators' who are found to be involved in helping terrorists are liable to receive death penalty according to law of the land, and those...
Govt executed 332 convicts after reinstating death penalty
The authorities announced this week that 332 criminals and militants have been executed since the lifting of moratorium on the death penalty in 2014,...
SC issues detailed verdict in Mumtaz Qadri death penalty case
The Supreme Court has regretted that by raising arguments on the merit of the case and the sentence already confirmed, an attempt was made...
NA panel approves death penalty, life imprisonment for child rapists
In what will be a historic legislation, a parliamentary panel approved on Tuesday life imprisonment or death penalty for a child’s rapist.
“Whosoever commits an...
SC upholds death penalty awarded by military court
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday rejected the review petition filed by Muhammad Saeed, and upheld the capital punishment awarded to the sepoy by...
PHC suspends death penalty awarded by military court
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday suspended the execution of a death-row prisoner, who was sentenced to death by a military court after...
EU demands reinstatement of death penalty moratorium in Pakistan
Says effective implementation of international conventions is required under EU's GSP Regulation
The European Union (EU) on Thursday expressed concern over increasing executions in Pakistan...
SC dismisses petition seeking abolition of death penalty
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking the abolition of the death penalty, maintaining that life and liberty are not absolute under...
Judgment on Shafqat Hussain’s execution reserved
The Islamabad High (IHC) on Friday reserved judgment on an appeal filed by death-row convict Shafqat Hussain till Monday.
UN calls for immediate ban on death penalty in Pakistan
The United Nations (UN) has urged Pakistan to immediately reinstate the moratorium on death penalty, expressing deep concern at the increasing number and pace...
EU urges Pakistan to reinstate moratorium on death penalty
A spokesperson of the European Union (EU) said on Wednesday that the government of Pakistan should halt all executions as capital punishment violates international...
Pakistan should reverse lifting of moratorium on death penalty: HRW
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has suggested that the Pakistani government reverse the lifting of the moratorium on death penalty for capital crimes and...
UK, Germany ‘concerned’ over restoration of death penalty
Nisar says it is not possible for Pakistan to maintain partial moratorium on capital punishment
Two key European countries have expressed concern over the lifting...
Death penalty moratorium lifted completely
The government has lifted its moratorium on the death penalty in all capital cases, officials said Tuesday, after restarting executions for terrorism offences in...
Govt to completely lift moratorium on death penalty
Having partially lifted the moratorium on death penalty for those convicted on terror charges, it emerged this week that the government has also decided...
Bilawal opposes military courts in tweet
In a surprising turn of events PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has taken to Twitter to express his displeasure with the 21st Amendment.
“Parliament cuts...
‘We know who we’re killing’ – Nisar says in response to...
Interior minister says execution of Shafqat Hussain halted
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday said that it is the state's responsibility to ensure...
