There are around 8,261 prisoners on death row in more than five dozen jails of the country, ministries of

There are around 8,261 prisoners on death row in more than five dozen jails of the country, ministries of interior and law and justice and human rights officials said.
Around 30% of them are believed to be convicted under terrorism act by the special courts after 2003-04, they added.
They pointed out that since 2004, Pakistani authorities have executed some 235 prisoners who were on death row and interestingly only a couple of culprits were hanged after 2008 following a moratorium on capital punishment.