Pakistan 2004
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Pakistan in 2004
- DECEMBER 31, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
an Additional District and Sessions court in Jhang, Pakistan, sentenced to death Abdul Karim
an Additional District and Sessions court in Jhang, Pakistan, sentenced to death Abdul Karim
- DECEMBER 30, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Mirpur District Criminal Court, Pakistan, gave an Indian national ten death sentences
the Mirpur District Criminal Court, Pakistan, gave an Indian national ten death sentences
- DECEMBER 25, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a Special Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan sentence to death Ajrar Hassan
a Special Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan sentence to death Ajrar Hassan
- DECEMBER 24, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MUSHARRAF ATTACKER TO BE EXECUTED
a Pakistani soldier has been sentenced to death and another given a 10-year jail sentence for an attempt to kill President Pervez Musharraf last year.
- DECEMBER 24, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a District and Sessions court in Pakistan, sentenced to death convict Ali Hayat
a District and Sessions court in Pakistan, sentenced to death convict Ali Hayat
- DECEMBER 23, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
three Pakistanis convicted of gang-raping a housewife at gunpoint were hanged
three Pakistanis convicted of gang-raping a housewife at gunpoint were hanged
- DECEMBER 21, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national Khaled bin Yussef Asf was executed by the sword
Pakistani national Khaled bin Yussef Asf was executed by the sword
- DECEMBER 17, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed three Pakistanis
Saudi Arabia executed three Pakistanis
- DECEMBER 9, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
four Sunni Muslim militants were sentenced to death by a Pakistani anti terrorism court
four Sunni Muslim militants were sentenced to death by a Pakistani anti terrorism court
- DECEMBER 7, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
children as young as seven can be hanged
children as young as seven can be hanged
- NOVEMBER 30, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
two Pakistani men convicted of gang-raping a virgin were hanged
two Pakistani men convicted of gang-raping a virgin were hanged
- NOVEMBER 3, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A division bench of the Lahore High Court has converted...
A division bench of the Lahore High Court has converted death sentence of three convicts into life imprisonment
- NOVEMBER 3, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani national was sentenced to death by a Delhi...
A Pakistani national was sentenced to death by a Delhi court for causing a bomb explosion in 1997 in a crowded blue line bus, killing four persons and injuring 24
- OCTOBER 26, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan's National Assembly passed a bill that prescribes...
Pakistan's National Assembly passed a bill that prescribes the death penalty for those who kill women in the name of family honour
- OCTOBER 25, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An Anti Terrorist Court in Naseerabad, Pakistan, sentenced...
An Anti Terrorist Court in Naseerabad, Pakistan, sentenced six people to death in absentia
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed on a Pakistani man convicted...
Saudi Arabia executed on a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling, money laundering and incitement to murder, the Interior Ministry said in a statement
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped...
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped up a campaign to save 10 people on death row in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Four members of a gang of robbers ? three Saudis and...
Four members of a gang of robbers ? three Saudis and one Pakistani ? were sentenced to death by a court in Jeddah after being convicted of committing armed robberies in two banks in the city
- JULY 19, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Thai criminal court sentenced one Pakistani man to...
A Thai criminal court sentenced one Pakistani man to death and another to life in prison for the murder and attempted murder of an Indian mobster and his associate
- JULY 6, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced three members...
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced three members of an outlawed Islamic group to death after finding them guilty of killing at least six minority Shi'ite Muslims
- JUNE 24, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Hafiz Najeebullah Khan was hanged
a man named Hafiz Najeebullah Khan was hanged
- JUNE 16, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Rustam Baig was hanged in Pakistan for murder
a man named Rustam Baig was hanged in Pakistan for murder
- JUNE 15, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
"Prisoners in Pakistan, especially those on the death...
"Prisoners in Pakistan, especially those on the death row, live in cramped, overcrowded cells and often face abuse
- JUNE 15, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
two brother, Dossa e Naseer Ahmed, were executed
two brother, Dossa e Naseer Ahmed, were executed
- JUNE 5, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence on Rehmat Shah Afridi, chief editor...
The death sentence on Rehmat Shah Afridi, chief editor of the Frontier Post,was reduced to life imprisonment by a court in Lahore, Pakistan, which ruled that the drug trafficking charge for which he had been convicted did not warrant capital punishment
- JUNE 2, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Faiz Bakhsh was hanged in Pakistan for murder
a man named Faiz Bakhsh was hanged in Pakistan for murder
- MAY 25, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Three brothers were hanged in Pakistan after President...
Three brothers were hanged in Pakistan after President Pervez Musharraf rejected their plea for clemency
- MAY 21, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Delhi Sessions Court sentenced to death a Pakistani...
A Delhi Sessions Court sentenced to death a Pakistani terrorist, Maqsood Ahmed, alias Ashraf Abbu Mujahid, for attacking a police encampment in Jarodha Kalan on the outskirts of Delhi, killing a man and grievously injuring his colleague on the night of Oc
- MAY 20, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An Anti Terrorism Court in Karachi, Pakistan, convicted...
An Anti Terrorism Court in Karachi, Pakistan, convicted four kidnappers and sentenced them to death
- MAY 17, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Fazal-ur-Rehman, the leader of a hardline Islamic alliance...
Fazal-ur-Rehman, the leader of a hardline Islamic alliance in Pakistan, vowed to resist any attempt by President Pervez Musharraf to amend Islamic laws that discriminate against women and non-Muslims