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Saudi Arabia executes Pakistani for drug trafficking

It brought to 128 the number of executions so far this year in Saudi Arabia

Afp August 27, 2015

It brought to 128 the number of executions so far this year in Saudi Arabia. PHOTO: REUTERS

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Thursday executed a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling drugs into the ultra-conservative kingdom, the interior ministry said.

It brought to 128 the number of executions so far this year in Saudi Arabia, compared with 87 for the whole of 2014, according to AFP tallies compiled from interior ministry statements.

Read: Saudi Arabia executes Pakistani heroin smuggler

Zulfiqar Ali Mohammed was caught while attempting to smuggle heroin found hidden in his stomach, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.

Most people sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia are beheaded, but sometimes firing squads are used.

Amnesty International on Tuesday appealed for a moratorium on executions in Saudi Arabia, criticising the kingdom's "deeply flawed judicial system".

Read: Saudi executes Syrian for drug trafficking

Under Saudi Arabia's strict legal practices, murder, armed robbery, rape, drug trafficking and apostasy are all punishable by death.

Amnesty says Saudi Arabia is one of the world's most prolific executioners, along with China, Iran, Iraq and the United States.

COMMENTS (9)

Shuaib | 9 years ago | Reply Maybe it's time Pakistanis get the message instead of being outraged? How about Pakistanis stop drug trafficking instead of being outraged by these executions? I mean if there are no drug traffickers then there'll be no beheadings?

Rizwan | 9 years ago | Reply This is RAW, CIA, MI5, Mossad, KGB, Somali Secret Service and ding dong plan to make brother nations of Saudi and Pakistan unhappy with each other. Alhamdolillah we have "catch the plan" and Mashallah we brother become closer. Subhanallah new day will start with brother nation and we will send cheap labor from KPK so brother can fully exploit him for his own benefit while paying less - getting good deal. All Pakistani say labaik to opportunity of becoming cleaner at Mecca or Medina. Jazakallah khair.

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Wise Guy | 9 years ago | Reply @Thoery of Conspiracy don't make fun of your business partners.

Zif | 9 years ago | Reply IS followers.

Saleem | 9 years ago | Reply The supporters of such barbaric punishments say that it prevents/reduces crimes. How is it that the number of be-headings has gone up. There are secular countries with no death penalty which have crime rate lower than saudi arabia.

Naeem Khan | 9 years ago | Reply The Western Countries are horrified when the ISIS is beheading people but looked the other way when Saudi Arabia is doing it. Oil is such a precious commodity to them that no one say a thing when Saudis are involved in this barbaric methods of executions. By the way Saudis has done worse things in our tribal areas than Pakistanis smuggling drugs to Saudi Arabia.

Hmm | 9 years ago | Reply @Stranger: I think yes. Such kind of industrial disaster is required to put restriction on child producing factories.

Thoery of Conspiracy ! | 9 years ago | Reply Must be RAW, we Muslims dont kill Muslims ! KSA is our brother , this is fake news to malign Muslims and divide us.

Stranger | 9 years ago | Reply Is this their idea of reducing population ?

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