Pakistan 2005
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Pakistan in 2005
- MAY 20, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
an Anti Terrorism Court in Karachi, Pakistan, convicted four kidnappers and sentenced them to death.
an Anti Terrorism Court in Karachi, Pakistan, convicted four kidnappers and sentenced them to death.
- MAY 13, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. LAWYER AND HIS ACCOMPLICE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a district court in Lahore, Pakistan, sentenced to death a lawyer and his accomplice for abducting and clubbing to death a resident of Gulberg.
- MAY 9, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CONVICTED MURDERER EXECUTED
it was reported that Muhammad Hussain, alias Hussaini, was to be hanged in the district jail in Faisalabad, Pakistan, on May 10.
- MAY 8, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed Salim Abdul-Rahman, a Pakistani national.
- APRIL 20, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
District & Session Judge Sahiwal Dr. Riaz Akhtar sentenced Imran Babar to death for murder and kidnapping.
- APRIL 20, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 13, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Rafiq, 27, was hanged in new Central Jail in Multan, Pakistan, for the murder of an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the police force.
Muhammad Rafiq, 27, was hanged in new Central Jail in Multan, Pakistan, for the murder of an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the police force.
- MARCH 18, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FOUR GANG-RAPE SUSPECTS REARRESTED
Pakistani authorities acting on the orders of the president and prime minister rearrested four men involved in a high-profile gang-rape case after an appeal by the alleged victim, Mukhtiar Mai.
- MARCH 17, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. GANG-RAPE VICTIM APPEALS TO MUSHARRAF FOR JUSTICE
Mukhtiar Mai, a Pakistani gang-rape victim, appealed to President Pervez Musharraf on to order the re-arrest of four of her alleged attackers, who had been freed from jail despite a court decision to reconsider their acquittal.
- MARCH 11, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TOP ISLAMIC COURT THROWS OUT GANGRAPE ACQUITTAL
Pakistan's top Islamic court, the Federal Shariat Court based in Islamabad, threw out the acquittal of five people convicted of raping a woman on the orders of a tribal village jury.
- MARCH 4, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. RIGHTS GROUPS SLAM GANG RAPE VERDICT
Pakistani human rights groups criticised the government and police after a court overturned the convictions of five men sentenced to death in a high-profile gang-rape case.
- MARCH 2, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Javed Rasheed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
a man named Javed Rasheed was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Pakistani man
Saudi Arabia executed a Pakistani man
- FEBRUARY 14, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a drug smuggler
Saudi Arabia executed a drug smuggler
- FEBRUARY 11, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that an Anti Terrorism Court sentenced to death...
it was reported that an Anti Terrorism Court sentenced to death...
- FEBRUARY 11, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
an anti-terrorism court in Multan, Pakistan, headed by Zahoor-ul-Haq Rana, issued two death sentences
an anti-terrorism court in Multan, Pakistan, headed by Zahoor-ul-Haq Rana, issued two death sentences
- FEBRUARY 9, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Amjad Javed, convicted of raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl named Kiran Shahzadi in 2000, was executed
Amjad Javed, convicted of raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl named Kiran Shahzadi in 2000, was executed
- FEBRUARY 9, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Sohbat Khan was hanged in Pakistan for murderng two women.
a man named Sohbat Khan was hanged in Pakistan for murderng two women.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Pakistanis who swallowed drugs to smuggle them into Saudi Arabia were executed
Two Pakistanis who swallowed drugs to smuggle them into Saudi Arabia were executed in Mecca
- FEBRUARY 2, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Fazalur Rehman, alias Pashey Khan, was executed in Kot Lakhpat Jail, Pakistan, for murder
Fazalur Rehman, alias Pashey Khan, was executed in Kot Lakhpat Jail, Pakistan, for murder
- JANUARY 31, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Pakistanis were beheaded on in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Two Pakistanis were beheaded on in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after being convicted of drug trafficking
- JANUARY 26, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that following rejection of their mercy appeal...
it was reported that following rejection of their mercy appeal...
- JANUARY 25, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a convict charged with the murder of a fellow college student was hanged
a convict charged with the murder of a fellow college student was hanged
- JANUARY 12, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
officials disclosed that Mushtaq Ahmed, a Pakistani man sentenced to death
officials disclosed that Mushtaq Ahmed, a Pakistani man sentenced to death
- JANUARY 11, 2005KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Ayub Shah Bani Shah and Othman Ghani Mehrab Khan...
Ayub Shah Bani Shah and Othman Ghani Mehrab Khan...
- JANUARY 10, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded three foreign drug traffickers
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded three foreign drug traffickers in the holy city of Mecca
- JANUARY 10, 2005United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Ferzana K., a convicted Pakistani drug dealer had her death sentence commuted
Ferzana K., a convicted Pakistani drug dealer had her death sentence commuted
- JANUARY 6, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
two Pakistani men convicted of gang raping a 16-year-old girl were hanged
two Pakistani men convicted of gang raping a 16-year-old girl were hanged
- JANUARY 1, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi and a Pakistani were executed in Saudi Arabia
an Iraqi and a Pakistani were executed in Saudi Arabia