PAKISTAN. 134 PEOPLE HANGED IN 2007
Releasing its annual report on the state of human rights in 2007, the Human Rights
1 MIN READ
Releasing its annual report on the state of human rights in 2007, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said that as many as 134 convicts were executed and 309 awarded death sentence. There were over 7,000 prisoners on the death row.
Prisons housed 95,016 detainees as against an authorised capacity of 40,825. Across Pakistan, 67 per cent of the prisoners were awaiting trial.
Prisons housed 95,016 detainees as against an authorised capacity of 40,825. Across Pakistan, 67 per cent of the prisoners were awaiting trial.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Khaleej Times, 30/03/2008)
KEEP READING
ALL THE NEWS · DEATH PENALTY On the same front
DEATH PENALTYSEPTEMBER 2, 2026
IRAN - Aziz Roshanayi executed in Shiraz on September 2
DEATH PENALTYSEPTEMBER 2, 2026
IRAN - 3 men executed in Mashhad on September 2
DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 31, 2026
Pakistan: ASI sentenced to death for killing two brothers in Swabi
DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 31, 2026
Bangladesh: HC confirms death sentence of lone accused for rape, murder of 8-year-old Asiya
DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 31, 2026
IRAN - Mojtaba Salahi Laghani executed in Rasht on September 2
DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 30, 2026