Pakistan 2017
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Pakistan in 2017
DECEMBER 4, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING ESTRANGED LOVER WITH ACID
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced a 20-year-old woman to death for killing her 'estranged' lover by throwing acid on him.
NOVEMBER 16, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT AFTER 28 YEARS
The Supreme Court overturned death sentence of a petitioner after 28 years on grounds of insufficient evidence.
NOVEMBER 16, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN DIFFERENT JAILS
At least two death row convicts were hanged in various jails of Punjab on early morning, Dunya News reported. The dead bodies of the prisoners were handed over to their heirs after the executions.
NOVEMBER 10, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANTI-TERRORISM COURT COURT SENTENCED THREE BALOCH IDPS TO DEATH BY HANGING
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) sentenced three Baloch Internally Displaced Persons to death alleging that the men were involved in blowing up gas pipelines and belonged to a banned Baloch militant organisation.
NOVEMBER 2, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court awarded death sentence to a murder convict for his involvement in a murder case in Sargodha.
OCTOBER 31, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER, RAPE EXECUTED IN HYDERABAD
A man charged with murder and rape was executed early in the morning at the Hyderabad Central Prison.
OCTOBER 20, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERING NIECE
A court awarded death sentence to a murder convict in Dera Ghazi Khan. The judgment was announced by District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Munir ahmed.
OCTOBER 19, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR ‘HONOUR-DRIVEN’ MURDER
A court awarded capital punishment to a murderer for killing a man two years ago on suspicion he was having an affair with his sister.
OCTOBER 17, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MULTAN WOMAN HANDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR HUSBAND'S MURDER
An anti-terrorism court in Multan sentenced a woman to death on two counts while also handing her a life imprisonment sentence after finding her guilty of murdering her husband.
OCTOBER 17, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: AL QAEDA MAN’S DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED
An appellate bench of the Sindh High Court commuted the death penalty of an Al Qaeda militant to life imprisonment.
OCTOBER 4, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE HARDCORE TERRORISTS HANGED IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PRISON
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COAS GEN QAMAR BAJWA CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR FOUR TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa confirmed death sentence for four terrorists.
- JULY 26, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Sarmad Ali Advocate High Court said that according the Ministry of Interior of Pakistan, there are about 44 women on death row in Pakistan and one of them is about to be executed who is insane.
Sarmad Ali Advocate High Court said that according the Ministry of Interior of Pakistan, there are about 44 women on death row in Pakistan and one of them is about to be executed who is insane.
JULY 20, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN HANGED TO DEATH IN ATTOCK JAIL
A death row convict was executed in Central Jail Attock in the early morning.
JULY 19, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED AT MULTAN JAIL
A death-row prisoner was hanged at Multan Central Jail early.
JULY 18, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT HANGED
A double murder convict was hanged after spending almost two decades in Central Jail Adiala for killing his brother and sister-in-law in Kallar Syedan.
JULY 11, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 3 DEATH CONVICTS HANGED IN SARGODHA
At least three death convicts who were involved in the killing of three members of same family.
JULY 5, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: RAPIST, KILLER OF MINOR HANGED IN GUJRANWALA
A man convicted for rape and murder of a minor boy was hanged in the central jail in Gujranwala.
JUNE 11, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR BLASPHEMY ON FACEBOOK
A Pakistani court has sentenced to death a man who allegedly committed blasphemy on Facebook, a prosecutor said, in a first such case that involves social media.
JUNE 8, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER CASE
A court awarded death sentence to an accused for his involvement in a murder case in Faisalabad
MAY 25, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERING RELATIVE
A court ruled death sentence to an accused involved in a murder case in Sargodha the other day. The verdict was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Javed Iqbal Ranjha.
MAY 25, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PHC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF 35 MILITANTS
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) upheld the death sentence to 35 militants and life imprisonment to two others awarded by the military courts.
MAY 24, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO TERRORISTS EXECUTED FOR INVOLVEMENT IN APS ATTACK, OTHER INCIDENTS
Another two terrorists tried by military courts have been executed, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release.
MAY 17, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR TERRORISTS CONVICTED BY MLY COURTS HANGED
Another four terrorists tried and convicted by military courts were hanged at a jail in Khyber Pakhtukhwa.
MAY 11, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR MORE CONVICTED BY MILITARY COURTS HANGED
Another four hardcore militants sentenced to death by a military court were executed in the Kohat jail, taking the total number of terrorists hanged there within 48 hours to eight.
MAY 10, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR TTP TERRORIST HANGED TO DEATH
Four hardcore terrorists were executed for being involved in subversive activities in Pakistan, a statement released by Inter-Services Public Relations ISPR.
MAY 4, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE 'HARDCORE TERRORISTS' CONVICTED BY MILITARY COURTS HANGED
Another three "hardcore terrorists" sentenced by military courts were executed in Kohat jail, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
APRIL 25, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR TTP TERRORISTS SENTENCED BY MILITARY COURTS HANGED
Four terrorists, who were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism were executed at a jail in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to an ISPR press release.
APRIL 17, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: LHC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF CONVICT
A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) upheld the death sentence of a convict, Moavia, and reduced the capital punishment of another, Abdullah, to life-imprisonment over allegedly killing 94 people and leaving over 150 men and children injured du
- APRIL 12, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER EXECUTION
12 April 2017: Ilyas, a resident of Gujrat killed four people In the juristiction of Kunjah Police station was executed in Faisalabad central jail.
