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Pakistan world's fifth most prolific executioner: Justice Project Pakistan
According to the Death Penalty Information Center no state has ever carried out eight executions in 10 days
In October 2015, IS claimed the downing of a plane carrying Russian tourists home
Moratorium was lifted following the gruesome attack on Army Public School in Peshawar
Most of the 15 Saudis were members of the kingdom’s Shia minority
Complicity on part of prisons, judicial authorities in Punjab cannot be ruled out
According to state media, the prisoners were executed for committing several murders and undermining national security
The four, including three brothers, were executed in the western city of Taif
President Ghani disregarded opposition from predecessor
Amnesty International last week described Pakistan as the world's third most prolific executioner