PAKISTAN: 2 DEATH CONVICTS SENT TO GALLOWS

Two death convicts were hanged in Attock Jail for killing two persons. One Pervez Khan had killed his village fellow Azmat Saeed in village Nikka Ghulam Shah at Pindi Gheb in 2000 over a petty quarrel. In the second case Rustam had murdered his friend Haji Muhammad Younis in 2003 at village Gujjran over a financial matter. The session’s court had awarded capital punishment to both the accused.
The high court and Supreme Court upheld session’s court decision. The mercy appeals of both the convicts were also rejected by the president.
The both convicts were sent to gallows early in the morning and dead bodies were handed over to their family members.