The sentence against Amin Allah Zar Gul was carried out in Riyadh after he was "found guilty of trying to smuggle heroin in his gut", the official Saudi Press Agency said.
The five other Pakistanis beheaded since October 15 are among 65 people executed this year in the kingdom.
The interior ministry says the government is battling narcotics "because of their great harm to individuals and society".
A United Nations independent expert called in September for an immediate moratorium on the death penalty in Saudi Arabia.
Christof Heyns, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, said trials "are by all accounts grossly unfair" and defendants are often not allowed a lawyer.
He said confessions were obtained under torture.
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SAUDI has done wel. when you did nt carry drug, were you beheaded ? no!
@Asad Khan They did not serve their time in uk and instead they were given clemency by King fahad. Get your facts straight
Pakistani criminal element that is thriving in Saudi Arabia must be destroyed. Saudi does not tolerate such elements. Good job Saudi❗
@YM:
First, your are wrong. The good thing about Saudia is that they are very upright in punishing the culprits.
Back in mid 90s two British nurses killed another for jealousy and Suadi awarded them Death Sentence, Prime of UK back then was Tony Blair had to travel to Saudi for their pardon. Saudi did not pardon them but just stopped the death sentence and the remainder of their prison punishment converted into UK Prison, if I recollect correctly.
Second, thy are poor, yes indeed, being poor compels you take risk, and one member of family got the sack while other live. That is the truth.
Saudi are not responsible for Pakistan Problems, Pakistani are responsible for their own problems. The more quickly we get that into our skulls the more quickly we start progressing.
regards,
Ideal way to control drugs trade.
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are leading all other nations in the World Brutality Cup!
Have you ever heard any Saudi national, western or European citizen being beheaded? They only behead Pakistanis and other south Asians. This is so called Saudi Islamic law. This is tragic. Pakistani government should speak up against a this double standard law.
Also it is sad to see no one ever protested or spoke against these double standards of Saudi government.
Yet again poor Pakistani been beheaded in Saudi Arabia.Its not his fault,its the main people who hire these people to do their dirty work.they should be given lighter prison senteneses once they tell the officer whose behind the smuggling and then see how many poor people get caught.
@Genius: You are assuming that the allegation was fair. There is no basis for that when the person was not given a lawyer nor is the charge translated in Urdu or local language for the accused.
In Any case, carrying drugs I am sure is illegal in Pakistan also. Thus if it finds anyone carrying drugs, airport authorities should arrest them NT 'educate them'.
Will the airport authorities make those travelling to Saudi Arabia well informed about the dangers of carrying any sort of narcotic with them? Can the media do the same? Please.