PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING HIS MINOR DAUGHTER

A man was sentenced to death in Pakistan on April 7, 2023 for raping his minor daughter in the country's Punjab province.
Pervez Shahzad of Rahim Yar Khan, a place 500 kms away from Lahore, raped his 13-year-old daughter at home four months ago, following which the girl told about the incident to her maternal grandmother after which a case was registered against the suspect on the complaint.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Moeen Khokhar on April 7 announced the verdict against the accused after the prosecution presented evidence and witnesses against him.
The judge awarded him death penalty and imposed a fine of 1.5 m Pakistani rupee.