Execution: Murder convict hanged
He said the man had been convicted and sentenced to death by an additional sessions judge.
He said the man had been convicted and sentenced to death by an additional sessions judge. PHOTO: BBC
FAISALABAD:
A murder convict on death row was hanged at Faisalabad Central Jail early on Thursday.
The jail superintendent told The Express Tribune that Shaukat Masih had killed Maqbool Masih on August 19, 2000 near Saddar police station.
He said the man had been convicted and sentenced to death by an additional sessions judge.
He said his appeals had been rejected by the high court, the Supreme Court and the president.
He said his death warrants had been issued last week. He said the execution date had been set for May 21. He said a final meeting with his relatives was arranged on Wednesday. The jail SP said Masih had been hanged at 5am. He said his body was handed over to his family for burial.
Meanwhile, Muhammad Abid Kareem’s execution was deferred when the Lahore High Court issued a stay order. Kareem had been convicted of killing Yasin on May 15, 1998 after an altercation in Tarkhani area.
His execution date had been set for May 21 and he met his relatives on Wednesday. Later on Wednesday evening, the LHC issued a stay order on his execution.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 22nd, 2015.
A murder convict on death row was hanged at Faisalabad Central Jail early on Thursday.
The jail superintendent told The Express Tribune that Shaukat Masih had killed Maqbool Masih on August 19, 2000 near Saddar police station.
He said the man had been convicted and sentenced to death by an additional sessions judge.
He said his appeals had been rejected by the high court, the Supreme Court and the president.
He said his death warrants had been issued last week. He said the execution date had been set for May 21. He said a final meeting with his relatives was arranged on Wednesday. The jail SP said Masih had been hanged at 5am. He said his body was handed over to his family for burial.
Meanwhile, Muhammad Abid Kareem’s execution was deferred when the Lahore High Court issued a stay order. Kareem had been convicted of killing Yasin on May 15, 1998 after an altercation in Tarkhani area.
His execution date had been set for May 21 and he met his relatives on Wednesday. Later on Wednesday evening, the LHC issued a stay order on his execution.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 22nd, 2015.