Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Vice-Chairwoman Hina Jilani said that human rights activists had been demanding the abolishment of the death penalty for several years

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Vice-Chairwoman Hina Jilani said that human rights activists had been demanding the abolishment of the death penalty for several years, adding that the public should be made aware that there are other ways to control the crime rate.
She said that a commission should be made comprising of retired judges, human rights activists, legal experts, civil society representatives and government officials to work and suggest a law to commute the death penalty.
An AHRC spokesman said that only murder and treason carried the death penalty when Pakistan was established, adding that now extra-marital sex, blasphemy, and even drug offences carry the death penalty.