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Saudi beheads Pakistani, 84 executions in 2015

He was executed in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, guilty of attempting to traffic heroin

Afp May 17, 2015

amnesty international ranks saudi arabia among the world 039 s top three executioners of 2014 photo reuters

Amnesty International ranks Saudi Arabia among the world's top three executioners of 2014. PHOTO: REUTERS

Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani sentenced to death for drug smuggling on Sunday, bringing to 84 the number of executions in the ultra-conservative kingdom this year, the interior ministry said.

Iftikhar Ahmed Mohammed Anayat was found guilty of attempting to traffic heroin into the kingdom in balloons concealed in his stomach, the ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

He was executed in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.

The ministry has cited deterrence as a reason for its use of the death penalty despite criticism from human rights watchdogs.

London-based Amnesty International ranked Saudi Arabia among the world's top three executioners of 2014.

READ:Saudi Arabia beheads 80th person this year

On a visit to Riyadh this month, French President Francois Hollande said capital punishment "should be banned", and his country is campaigning around the world for its abolition.

Drug trafficking, rape, murder, apostasy and armed robbery are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict version of Islamic sharia law.

COMMENTS (22)

Saleem | 9 years ago | Reply Religion of peace

Toba Alu | 9 years ago | Reply @Demolition Woman: No not Henry VIII, although he had Anna Boleyn beheaded in 1542 after falsely accusing her of adultery. But he had it done in Towr Green, not in public, as in the above picture. Make another guess, starts with I......

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Takleef Islam Abdullah | 9 years ago | Reply The Saudi laws are much more strict than poverty-stricken nations. You must abide by the rules. If Pakistanis visiting there break the rules they should expect the consequences. No excuses. I'm tired of all the complaining about Saudis. Pakistanis are lucky to be working there. They should be more grateful, and stay away from drugs. Do not think you can come to our country to deal drugs, this is a mistake.

Malatesh | 9 years ago | Reply Look at how Pakistani government is caring and coming to rescue thes Pakistanis.... But kudos to Pakistanis for being happier than Indians.

observer | 9 years ago | Reply Another poor Pakistani whose only crime was trying to make some money for his family' on a petty crime as a drug mule, has been handed the Islamic justice. In the meantime, the real culprits, the drug dealers and wealthy Saudi customers go scot-free.

ajeet | 9 years ago | Reply Saudi Arabia is providing population control service to Pakistan for free. What a friendship sir ji.

Asad | 9 years ago | Reply He was guilty of carrying heroin into the kingdom in balloons in his stomach. He must be aware of the laws so it's a suicide committed by that person. I am not blaming KSA at all.

Demolition Woman | 9 years ago | Reply @Toba Alu: Who, relations of Henry VIII ?

Demolition Woman | 9 years ago | Reply @Rahilla: Beheading is too quick for RAW agents and their running dogs; they would rather have an acid bath instead.

Mirza | 9 years ago | Reply Our rich brothers can bomb, behead and enslave Pakistanis we have no problem at all. Their followers or non state actors can do no wrong. Yet our hearts ache when a couple of people were killed by Ray Davis. If Israel bombs Arab capital and population centers we would be outraged but now at the foreign aggression against local Yemenis.

Khurram | 9 years ago | Reply Not a week goes by when a Pakistani is not beheaded. Most of these unfortunate people are duped or lured by the drug smugglers into acting as mules for almost peanuts .The Government of Pakistan should intervene on their behalf for a reduced sentence and the Saudis must also punish their own citizens who consume these contraband drugs.

Avtar | 9 years ago | Reply It seems Pakistanis are carrying out un-Islamic activities in KSA! With all the madrassa education Pakistanis appears to be leading the beheading list in KSA (mostly foreigners are beheaded so quickly there. Are the be-headers also Pakistanis!

Omer | 9 years ago | Reply @Sumit: Don't you worry buddy .... they will be caught InshAllah!!!

Tore | 9 years ago | Reply Wake up pakistani people......

saeed | 9 years ago | Reply don't blame ISIS and crazies for beheadings...this is where they learned how to butcher human.

N | 9 years ago | Reply One Should be proud Of Saudi police and Justice department's they're never mistaken while catching drug trafficker Pakistan should be thankful to great Saudi Nation for doing the job which should have be done by government of. Pakistan shame on those who doubt on Such a fair justice

Tiscali | 9 years ago | Reply Something is seriously wrong with these beheadings. No one smuggles with knowledge that if caught , they will be beheaded and still wave after wave people are being caught. Saudis need to look into this matter. Find out the handlers of these poor souls. Somebody is using these human mules mercilessly.

Sumit | 9 years ago | Reply @Rahilla: Yeah and for that you need to at least catch the culprits, isn't..? Not going to happen when 6-7 militants attack a bus in broad day light and escapes out after the massacre.

Toba Alu | 9 years ago | Reply If beheadings would be a deterrent than the number should go down, not up. Picture reminds me of another group fond of beheadings. Any relation or just coincidence?

Babloo | 9 years ago | Reply 6th century barbarity in full display.

Azi | 9 years ago | Reply To all those crying to go help Saudis, go ahead to SA. They will arrest you based on suspicion and sentence you without a trial or a chance given to you to prove you were caught wrongly and forced to confess, until the time comes when they hunger for more savagery. Leave our army out of this mess of a country.

Rahilla | 9 years ago | Reply This need to be done in Pakistan for RAW & his Agents, who are involved in terrorist. Just hanging is not useful. Government should amend the constitution.

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