Hands Off Cain
PAKISTAN·DEATH PENALTY·NOVEMBER 1, 2000·1 MIN READ

Abdul Salam, a drug addict who killed his own mother...

Abdul Salam, a drug addict who killed his own mother was to be hung in the Central Jail of Mach on November 7, following the rejection of his mercy petition by the President of Pakistan

Abdul Salam, a drug addict who killed his own mother was to be hung in the Central Jail of Mach on November 7, following the rejection of his mercy petition by the President of Pakistan. Salam, a resident of Killi Laundi, Kuchlak had killed his mother in when she refused to give him money for drugs. A Session Court had given him capital punishment in 1993 and the High Court and Supreme Court upheld this punishment.
— SOURCES
  • (Sources: Pakistan Press International, 01/11/2000)