Capital Punishment: Man gets death for murder
llyas and Salamat Ali shot and killed their relative Javed Iqbal over a land dispute in Raja Jang two years ago.
KASUR:
Additional District and Sessions Judge Khurshid Anwar Rizvi sentenced an accused to death on Tuesday in a murder case. According to the prosecution the court sentenced accused Muhammad Alyas to death for murder. llyas and Salamat Ali shot and killed their relative Javed Iqbal over a land dispute in Raja Jang two years ago. The court handed down death sentence to Muhammad llyas and a life term sentence was meted out to Salmat Ali. The court also imposed a total fine of Rs 400,000 on both accused and the sentence of both men will be extended if the fine is not paid in time.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 30th, 2011.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Khurshid Anwar Rizvi sentenced an accused to death on Tuesday in a murder case. According to the prosecution the court sentenced accused Muhammad Alyas to death for murder. llyas and Salamat Ali shot and killed their relative Javed Iqbal over a land dispute in Raja Jang two years ago. The court handed down death sentence to Muhammad llyas and a life term sentence was meted out to Salmat Ali. The court also imposed a total fine of Rs 400,000 on both accused and the sentence of both men will be extended if the fine is not paid in time.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 30th, 2011.