capital punishment

Imam Maulana Habib Ur Rehman says he is 'disturbed' and 'upset' at news of Qadri's execution

Alleged accomplices given benefit of doubt

Most executions in the conservative Muslim country are carried out by beheading with a sword

Amnesty figures suggest Pakistan is on track to become one of the world's top executioners in 2015

Convicts were sentenced on charges of facilitating suicide bombings and causing damage to educational institutions

The judge also imprisoned another accused for life

Executions of four others were halted by court stay orders, compromises deals

Abdul Basit's hanging has been scheduled for Wednesday after being stayed on numerous occasions

Court also hands down 10 years in prison to both the accused for the offence of attempted murder

Despite concerns from rights activists, a convicted Pakistani drug trafficker was executed on Tuesday

Supporters say that the death penalty is the only effective way to deal with the scourge of militancy in the country

Two convicts were hanged at Faisalabad Central Jail

Execution bring the total death toll since December to more than 240

Judicial Project Pakistan's spokesperson says jail authorities postponed Abdul Basit's death warrants

The body was later handed over to the family for burial

The accused were hanged in Kot Lakhpat Jail, Lahore and Haripur Central Jail

Over 300 death row convicts have faced execution since lifting of the moratorium in 2014

Ashraf was sentenced to death for the murder of his neighbour while Jamma had killed his mother-in-law

Number of Saudis and foreigners put to death this year is up 131 per cent from 87 during the whole of 2014

While four murder convicts were hanged, authorities stayed the execution of two

Executions have now commenced after a month-long hiatus during the month of Ramazan

Murder convicts, Akhtar and Karim, were hanged in Multan and Attock

RPO made officer on special duty after 10 dacoits broke into the Khanewal post and robbed officials of their weapons.