Four murder convicts hanged in jails across Punjab
Executions across the country are on the increase following the lifting of the moratorium on the death sentence
Executions across the country are on the increase following the lifting of the moratorium on the death sentence. PHOTO: BBC
LAHORE:
Four murder convicts were executed in prisons across Punjab early Wednesday morning, Express News reported.
Lahore
In Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail, murder convicts Muhammed Rizwan and Moazzam Khan were hanged. As per regular procedure, security at the prison was tight with no access to unauthorised persons.
In 1995 Moazzam Khan had shot Nasir Iqbal dead in Lahore's Misri Shah area. Rizwan on the other hand had fired and killed Seth Ayaz along with five other persons in 2006.
Read: Two murder convicts executed in Balochistan, Punjab
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in 2007 handed him the death sentence on five counts of murder. Mercy appeals for the stay of their executions were rejected.
Bahawalpur
In Central Jail Bahawalpur, Nazir Ahmed was hanged for the murder of a friend in 2002.
Read: Capital punishment: Three hanged in Gujranwala, Faisalabad
Sahiwal
Zahid Hussain was hanged in Sahiwal after being handed the death sentence by an ATC for the murder of a police official in 2002.
Executions across the country are on the increase following the lifting of the moratorium on the death sentence, late last year.
On Tuesday, 15 convicted murderers were hanged, the largest number of executions in a day since an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty was lifted in December last year.
Read: Capital punishment: 15 convicted murderers hanged in a day
Tuesday's executions have brought the number of people hanged in Pakistan since December to 95, the Justice Project Pakistan legal aid group said, citing media reports.
Human rights groups say many convictions in Pakistan are highly unreliable. The country’s antiquated criminal justice system barely functions, torture has often been used to extract confessions and police are rarely trained in investigation.
Four murder convicts were executed in prisons across Punjab early Wednesday morning, Express News reported.
Lahore
In Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail, murder convicts Muhammed Rizwan and Moazzam Khan were hanged. As per regular procedure, security at the prison was tight with no access to unauthorised persons.
In 1995 Moazzam Khan had shot Nasir Iqbal dead in Lahore's Misri Shah area. Rizwan on the other hand had fired and killed Seth Ayaz along with five other persons in 2006.
Read: Two murder convicts executed in Balochistan, Punjab
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in 2007 handed him the death sentence on five counts of murder. Mercy appeals for the stay of their executions were rejected.
Bahawalpur
In Central Jail Bahawalpur, Nazir Ahmed was hanged for the murder of a friend in 2002.
Read: Capital punishment: Three hanged in Gujranwala, Faisalabad
Sahiwal
Zahid Hussain was hanged in Sahiwal after being handed the death sentence by an ATC for the murder of a police official in 2002.
Executions across the country are on the increase following the lifting of the moratorium on the death sentence, late last year.
On Tuesday, 15 convicted murderers were hanged, the largest number of executions in a day since an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty was lifted in December last year.
Read: Capital punishment: 15 convicted murderers hanged in a day
Tuesday's executions have brought the number of people hanged in Pakistan since December to 95, the Justice Project Pakistan legal aid group said, citing media reports.
Human rights groups say many convictions in Pakistan are highly unreliable. The country’s antiquated criminal justice system barely functions, torture has often been used to extract confessions and police are rarely trained in investigation.