Pakistan 2018
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News on Pakistan in 2018
DECEMBER 28, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF SIGNS DEATH WARRANTS OF 14 TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on 21 December 2018 confirmed the death sentence awarded to 14 hardcore terrorists involved in heinous acts of terrorism.
DECEMBER 20, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 310 TERRORISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH, 56 EXECUTED
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on 16 December 2018 released details of the death sentences awarded to convicted terrorists and their executions following trial by military courts.
DECEMBER 19, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR SHIKARPUR SHRINE ATTACK
The ATC Court, Sukkur, on 13 December 2018 awarded capital punishment to two suicide bombers for attacking the Shikarpur shrine, which claimed the lives of four people including the custodian of the shrine, Hajan Shah Mari Waro and injured 17 in 2013.
DECEMBER 18, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COAS CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES OF 15 HARDCORE TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa confirmed the death sentences awarded to 15 hardcore terrorists, a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations said on 16 December 2018.
- DECEMBER 17, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO CHRISTIAN BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY IN PUNJAB
Two Christian brothers have been sentenced to death in Pakistan on blasphemy charges, the Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS) announced on 14 December 2018.
NOVEMBER 26, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COAS RATIFIES DEATH SENTENCE OF 11 HARDCORE TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on 23 November 2018 confirmed death sentences awarded to 11 hardcore terrorists, who were involved in attacking armed forces, other law enforcement agencies, killing an innocent civilian and destructing
NOVEMBER 19, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: NORWEGIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Norwegian national was sentenced to death by two judicial authorities in Pakistan for raping and killing a little girl, norwaytoday reported on 18 November 2018.
NOVEMBER 9, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPING, MURDER
An antiterrorism court on 8 November 2018 handed down death sentence to a convict and life imprisonment to two others for killing a man over non-payment of ‘protection’ money of just Rs2,000.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
ASIA BIBI MOVED FROM JAIL TO ANOTHER PART OF PAKISTAN, SOURCES SAY
Asia Bibi, a Christian woman whose death sentence was overturned last week by Pakistan's Supreme Court, has been moved from her jail cell to an undisclosed location in another part of the country, intelligence sources in Pakistan told CNN on 8 November 20
NOVEMBER 6, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DOUBLE MURDER
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) announced on 1 November 2018 a two-time death sentence to a man convicted in a double murder case.
- OCTOBER 31, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI CHRISTIAN ASIA BIBI HAS DEATH PENALTY CONVICTION OVERTURNED
Pakistan's Supreme Court on 31 October 2018 acquitted a Christian woman who has been on death row for almost eight years on blasphemy charges.
OCTOBER 29, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR 14 MILITANTS
Pakistan's army chief on 26 October 2018 approved death sentences for 14 "hardcore terrorists" convicted by military courts for attacks in recent years that killed 19 security forces and three civilians.
OCTOBER 22, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PHC SETS ASIDE DEATH SENTENCES TO OVER 50 CONVICTS
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on 18 October 2018 set aside death sentence to more than 50 convicts awarded by the military courts on terrorism charges including suicide attacks and martyring security forces, police, lawmakers and civilians.
OCTOBER 19, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PML-N MNA ABID RAZA ACQUITTED IN MURDER CASE
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on 11 October 2018 acquitted Chaudhry Abid Raza (PML-N MNA) and three others in a murder case.
OCTOBER 18, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: IMRAN ALI HANGED FOR SIX-YEAR-OLD'S DEATH
Pakistan on 17 October 2018 hanged a man convicted for the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Ansari in January.
OCTOBER 4, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FORMER SESSIONS JUDGE SIKANDAR LASHARI SENTENCED TO DEATH
An ATC in Karachi sentenced former Tharparkar district and session judge Sikandar Lashari to death on September 29, 2018.
- OCTOBER 3, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDERER AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN ISLAMABAD
The District and Sessions Judge (DSJ) East Islamabad Choudhary Mumtaz Hussain has awarded death sentence to an accused involved in a murder case of Police Station Koral, Pakistan Point News reported on September 27, 2018.
- OCTOBER 1, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COAS CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE TO 11 HARDCORE TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed death sentences awarded to eleven hardcore terrorists, timesofislamabad.com reported on September 28, 2018.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS DEATH SENTENCE OF THREE MILITARY COURT CONVICTS
The Supreme Court (SC) stayed on September 19, 2018 the execution of three convicts involved in militancy, suspending the death sentence awarded by a military court.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TRIO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE OVER ‘HONOUR KILLING’
A court in Jauharabad awarded death sentence to three accused on September 4, 2018 for their involvement in a double murder case.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
A sessions court fined and then sentenced a man to death in a blasphemy case on September 14, 2018.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE BANDITS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING RANGERS MAN IN KARACHI
An antiterrorism court sentenced three men to death on September 7, 2018 in a case pertaining to killing of a Rangers soldier and wounding a policeman during an armed robbery.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES FOR 13 TALIBAN
Pakistan's army chief has confirmed death sentences for 13 "hardcore terrorists" after military courts found them guilty of carrying out attacks that killed 202 people including 151 civilians.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDERER OF TWO POLICE PERSONNEL HANGED IN KASUR JAIL
A death convict involved in killing of police personnel was hanged in Kasur Jail.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIVE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE IN CHITRAL
A Chitral court sentenced to death five persons on three counts each
- AUGUST 31, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MQM MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING PTI LEADER ZAHRA SHAHID
Concluding the trial of the murder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader Zahra Shahid, an anti-terrorism court sentenced the two accused – Rashid and Zahid Abbas Zaidi – to death.
AUGUST 30, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 16,000 ARRESTED FOR TERRORISM, 1,900 PUNISHED, 346 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 2013-17, SENATE TOLD
The Interior Ministry has told the Senate that from 2013 to 2017, over 16,000 people were arrested for terrorism charges and 1,900 were awarded punishments.
- AUGUST 4, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
The Judge of Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) Atiqur Rehman Bhindar awarded three times death sentences to an accused involved in a double murder case.
AUGUST 4, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: IMRAN ALI SENTENCED TO DEATH IN KASUR RAPE AND MURDER CASES
A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to death for the rape and murder of three girls in Kasur city of Pakistan.
- JULY 19, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC ACQUITS THREE DEATH-ROW CONVICTS
The Supreme Court acquitted three convicts after seven years who had been awarded death sentence by the Balochistan High Court in a case related to a Sibi terrorist attack in 2011.