Tag: Death Penalty
PM urges president to discard mercy petitions of convicted target killers
ISLAMABAD-
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday asked President Mamnoon Hussain to reject the mercy petitions of five target killing convicts on death row, private...
EU opposes removal of moratorium on death penalty in Pakistan
Wigenmark said that the EU remains opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances and expressed hope that the moratorium will be re-established at the earliest.
Seven more pushed to the gibbet
LHC vacates its stay order granted against conviction of five prisoners on death row
Two prisoners on death row file review petition in SC against...
GHQ attacker along with five others to be hanged in next...
ISLAMABAD-
Aqeel alias Dr. Usman, GHQ assailant, along with five other terrorist is expected to be hanged in 24 hours, a private news channel reported.
Aqeel...
Britain urged to suspend aid to Pakistan as hangings loom
Britain is under pressure to suspend aid to Pakistan as the country prepares to resume executions, a foreign news outfit reported Thursday as Shoaib...
Birmingham mum’s desperate words as she faces death penalty in Adiala...
A Birmingham mum, locked in a notorious Pakistani prison with her baby, has revealed the precious nine-month-old is the only thing keeping her sane.
Khadija...
HRCP urges Punjab government to continue moratorium on executions
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the Punjab government to continue with the four-year suspension of execution of death row...
Amnesty condemns return of death penalty in Pakistan
Pakistan’s first execution in four years is a blow to the country’s progress away from using the death penalty, the Amnesty International has said.
Hanging...
Attorneys try to save 9/11 detainee from death penalty
The nephew of the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks does not deserve the death penalty, his attorneys argue in court documents filed...
