PM requests Saulat Mirza's execution to be halted for further 30 days
A notice was sent by PM Nawaz to president to halt hanging of Mirza which had been earlier finalised for April 1
A notice was sent by PM Nawaz to halt the hanging of Mirza which had been finalised for April 1.
ISLAMABAD:
Upon request of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, hanging of death-row convict and target killer Saulat Mirza is to be delayed for a further 30 days to pave way for further investigations, Express News reported on Friday.
Read: Death warrant re-issued for Saulat Mirza
A notice was sent by Prime Minister Nawaz to President Mamnoon Hussain to halt the hanging of Mirza which had been finalised earlier for April 1.
Read: Saulat Mirza may be executed after Pakistan Day, or never
Just hours before his execution, Saulat Mirza had alleged in a supposed video confession that he killed former KESC Director Shahid Hamid on the directives of party chief Altaf Hussain.
Read: Saulat Mirza may be executed after Pakistan Day, or never
Initially on Mirza's hanging had been deferred by 90 days but it was decided later that it has been stayed for another 30 days to initiate investigations into the allegations in the video. On Tuesday, March 24, death warrants were reissued by an anti-terrorism court where it was decided that Saulat will be executed on April 1 at 5:30am in Mach Jail, Balochistan.
Read: Saulat Mirza's confessional videop carries no legal weight: MQM
Upon request of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, hanging of death-row convict and target killer Saulat Mirza is to be delayed for a further 30 days to pave way for further investigations, Express News reported on Friday.
Read: Death warrant re-issued for Saulat Mirza
A notice was sent by Prime Minister Nawaz to President Mamnoon Hussain to halt the hanging of Mirza which had been finalised earlier for April 1.
Read: Saulat Mirza may be executed after Pakistan Day, or never
Just hours before his execution, Saulat Mirza had alleged in a supposed video confession that he killed former KESC Director Shahid Hamid on the directives of party chief Altaf Hussain.
Read: Saulat Mirza may be executed after Pakistan Day, or never
Initially on Mirza's hanging had been deferred by 90 days but it was decided later that it has been stayed for another 30 days to initiate investigations into the allegations in the video. On Tuesday, March 24, death warrants were reissued by an anti-terrorism court where it was decided that Saulat will be executed on April 1 at 5:30am in Mach Jail, Balochistan.
Read: Saulat Mirza's confessional videop carries no legal weight: MQM