Tag: death sentence
Man sentenced to death for raping minor girl
A man was awarded the death sentence by a Sessions Court for raping a minor girl.
A 10 to 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in...
Zahra Shahid murder case: ATC awards death sentence to two
Two suspects acquitted for lack of evidence
KARACHI: A local anti-terrorism court on Friday announced its verdict in the case pertaining to the murder...
Zainab’s killer sentenced to death for murder of two other girls
LAHORE: In another trial held inside a prison, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday handed Imran Ali — who is currently incarcerated and on death...
Kenya sentences beauty queen to death for murder
NAIROBI: A Kenyan court has sentenced a 24-year-old jail beauty queen to death for murdering her boyfriend by stabbing him 25 times, drawing criticism...
#JusticeforNoura: Sudanese teenager death penalty puts spotlight on women´s rights
KHARTOUM: When a Sudanese teenager was sentenced to death last week for killing her husband, who had allegedly raped her, activists knew that a...
#JusticeforNoura: Sudanese teenager’s death sentence sparks outrage
The death sentence of 19-year-old Noura Husein has sparked outrage across the globe. An international social media campaign #JusticeforNoura has gained a plethora of...
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto: A leader alive in people’s hearts
On March 18, 1978, Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Molvi Mushtaq Hussain gave Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto a death sentence in a false murder...
LHC dismisses Imran’s appeal against death sentence in Zainab rape, murder...
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday dismissed convict Imran Ali's appeal against his death sentence in the rape and murder case of minor...
ATC hands death sentence to rapist, murderer of minor girl in...
QUETTA: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday handed death sentence to the rapist and murderer of a minor girl in Quetta.
The family of the minor...
Man sentenced to death for raping, murdering minor girl
A man was sentenced to death and also awarded a life imprisonment sentence by an anti-terrorism court in Multan on Monday after he was...
Death sentence awarded to woman for killing aspiring model: report
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Tuesday sentenced to death a woman for killing an aspiring model, Abeera, through poisoning when the...
SC overturns death sentence in 10-year-old multiple murder case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday overturned a death sentence handed to a man convicted of multiple murders in a 10-year-old case citing...
Bangladesh upholds 2013 death sentence for 139 soldiers for mutiny
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court upheld the death penalty for 139 soldiers on Monday (Nov 27) over their role in a "brutal and barbaric" mutiny...
1971 war: Dhaka sentences to death six Jamaat workers
Three-judge ICT panel says charges against political workers ‘proved beyond doubt’
DHAKA: A special tribunal in Bangladeshi on Wednesday sentenced death to six political workers,...
North Korea ‘sentences Trump to death’ for insulting leader Kim Jong-un
North Korea’s state media has criticized Donald Trump for insulting leader Kim Jong-Un, saying the US president deserved the death penalty and calling him...
Man’s death sentence overturned to life imprisonment after 28 years
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of a petitioner after 28 years, citing lack of evidence as a reason.
A three-member bench,...
SC acquits death sentence convict over lack of evidence
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted a death sentence convict giving him the benefit of doubt.
A three-judge bench of the apex court headed by...
