Pakistan 2015
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News on Pakistan in 2015
APRIL 2, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 6 TERRORISTS AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN MILITARY COURT
Six convicted terrorists, who were tried at a Military Court established under National Action Plan (NAP), are sentenced to death, Capital TV reported.
MARCH 31, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER FOUR DEATH ROW PRISONERS EXECUTED IN VARIOUS JAILS OF THE COUNTRY
four convicts for murder and kidnapping in separate cases were hanged in jails of Attock, Mianwali, Sargodha and Rawalpindi, taking to 64 the number of executions since the country reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December.
- MARCH 26, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN FAISALABAD
another murder convict was hanged in Faisalabad's Central Jail after being on death row for around two decades.
- MARCH 25, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SIX MORE HANGED IN VARIOUS JAILS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
six more death row prisoners were executed in various jails across Punjab and Sindh provinces, bringing the number of executions to 59 since an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in December.
MARCH 24, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN MULTAN
a murder convict was hanged at the Multan Central Jail, bringing to 53 the number of convicts put to death since Pakistan resumed executions in December 2014 after Taliban militants gunned down 154 people, most of them children, at a military-run school i
MARCH 20, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
A judge in Pakistan's Lahore District and Sessions court sentenced Liaquat Ali to death for blasphemy.
MARCH 19, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR MORE PRISONERS SENT TO THE GALLOWS
four more death row prisoners were executed in Rawalpindi and Mianwali. All convicts had been awarded the death sentence in non-terror related cases.
MARCH 18, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: NINE MORE CONVICTS HANGED IN PUNJAB JAILS
nine more murder convicts were hanged in six prisons of Pakistan, a day after 12 convicts were sent to gallows, the largest number of people executed on the same day since an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in December.
MARCH 17, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWELVE MURDER CONVICTS EXECUTED IN VARIOUS JAILS
Pakistan hanged at least twelve convicted murderers at seven different jails across the country, the highest number in a single day after the government lifted a six-year-old moratorium on capital punishment.
- MARCH 13, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN FAISALABAD JAIL
Prison authorities in Faisalabad hanged two death row prisoners convicted of murder and rape, bringing to 27 the number of executions in Pakistan since it resumed capital punishment in December.
- MARCH 12, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIRST PERSON EXECUTED AFTER MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY COMPLETELY ENDED
A man convicted of a triple murder – Mohammad Siddique – was hanged at the District Jail in the city of Toba Tek Singh in the Pakistani province of Punjab.
MARCH 7, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LIFTS MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY OF ALL CONVICTS
the federal government has formally lifted the moratorium on death penalty of all the condemned prisoners.
- MARCH 3, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LAST-MINUTE RECONCILIATION, EXECUTION POSTPONED AS FAMILIES PARDON
the execution of a death row convict, who was scheduled to be hanged early in the morning, was stayed due
FEBRUARY 25, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 4 TTP TERRORISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JAIL WARDENS' MURDER CASE
Four terrorists belonging to banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group have been sentenced to
FEBRUARY 21, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PRESIDENT MAMNOON REJECTS 9 DEATH ROW INMATES’ MERCY PLEAS
Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain turned down during last two days clemency appeals of nine
- FEBRUARY 14, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan awarded death sentence and 92 years imprisonment to Jahangir for
FEBRUARY 13, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO KILLER ROBBERS HANGED IN MIRPUR
two death row prisoners were executed in the Central Jail of Mirpur, in Pakistan’s Azad Jammu and Kashmir State.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MORE CONVICTED TERRORISTS HANGED IN KARACHI
two more convicted terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-i-Jhangvi were hanged at the central prison in Karachi.
- JANUARY 30, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COURT GIVES 23 TIMES DEATH PENALTY TO 3 TALIBAN MILITANTS
An anti-terrorism court handed down '23 times' death sentence to three militants of outlawed Pakistani
JANUARY 26, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SUPERINTENDENT ADIALA JAIL REFUSES TO EXECUTE DEATH ROW CONVICT
Superintendent Adiala Prisons Malik Mushtaq has refused to execute the convict of famous Wah Cantt
- JANUARY 23, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 95% IN FAVOUR DEATH PENALTY AFTER PESHAWAR MASSACRE
95% of Pakistanis agree that convicted terrorists should be given the death penalty, while only 4% disagree,
- JANUARY 17, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER MILITANT HANGED, 20TH EXECUTION SINCE MORATORIUM LIFTED
Pakistan hanged a militant of a banned anti-Shiite outfit, bringing the number of executions in the country
- JANUARY 17, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR AHMADI WORSHIP PLACE ATTACK
In Pakistan, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) awarded death sentence to two militants for their role in 2010
JANUARY 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC ACQUITS 7 DEATH ROW CONVICTS IN IRANIAN CONSULATE ATTACK CASE
The Supreme Court rejected the review petition of Punjab government and acquitted all seven death row
- JANUARY 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN KARACHI AND LAHORE
two more terror convicts were hanged in Karachi and Lahore, bringing to 19 the total number of death
JANUARY 13, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SEVEN CONVICTS HANGED IN FOUR JAILS
Pakistan hanged seven convicted militants, officials said, raising to 16 the number of executions carried out since it lifted a six-year moratorium on the death penalty in December.
- JANUARY 13, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 4 TALIBAN MILITANTS GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR ATTACKING ISI OFFICE
An anti-terrorism court gave death sentence to four militants of outlawed Pakistani Taliban for an attack on
- JANUARY 9, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER CONVICTED TERRORIST HANGED IN RAWALPINDI
Another convicted of attempting to assassinate former President Pervez Musharraf in December 2003, was
- JANUARY 8, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW PRISONERS SAVED FROM GALLOWS
between 6 and 8 January, Pakistan stopped the execution of two death row inmates scheduled to be
- JANUARY 7, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN EXECUTES TWO MORE CONVICTED TERRORISTS
Two convicted terrorists were hanged till death in Pakistan on Wednesday (January 7) morning, media reported.