a debate on the proposed commutation of death sentences...

a debate on the proposed commutation of death sentences into life imprisonment dominated Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly (PA). After an extended debate, a decision on the debate was kept pending for a week. Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) Rai Ijaz Ahmed Khan of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) presented a resolution, saying that the prime minister’s proposal of commuting death sentences into life imprisonments should be withdrawn.