Mercy denied: Convict to be hanged today

LAHORE: A man convicted of murder will be hanged in Layyah on Tuesday (today). Police said the convict had met his family on Monday. They said Asghar Ali had killed his nephew on April 16, 2000, over a domestic dispute. A distinct and sessions judge had sentenced him to death. Subsequent appeals to the Supreme Court and the president were rejected.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 17^th, 2015.