Pakistan Executions
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Pakistan Executes 4 Hardcore Terrorists Convicted By Military Courts
Pakistan today hanged four more "hardcore" Taliban terrorists convicted of "heinous" terrorism-related offences by controversial military courts, taking the number to over 160 since the Peshawar terror attack in 2014.
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Pakistan Carries Out More Executions Despite Protests
Pakistan today hanged four more prisoners convicted of murder despite international criticism over its surging use of the death penalty.
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The Number Of Executions Worldwide Soared In 2015. Three Countries Are The Reason.
At least 1,634 people were executed in 2015, according to Amnesty International annual figures, which were released Tuesday evening. This marked a rise of some 50 percent from the year before and the highest number recorded by the organization since 1989.
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Pakistan Hangs Islamist Who Killed Blasphemy Reform Governor: Police
Pakistan hanged the assassin of a governor today who sought reform of the country's blasphemy law, officials and supporters told AFP, saying Mumtaz Qadri had been executed at a prison in Rawalpindi.
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Pakistan Suspends Execution of Paraplegic Inmate, Says Official
A prison official says Pakistan has have suspended the execution of the only paraplegic inmate on death row.
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Disabled Man Set for Scaffold as Pakistan Nears 300th Execution
Pakistan is set to execute a disabled man as activists said it was nearing its 300th hanging in under a year, with Amnesty slamming Islamabad today for "shamefully sealing its place among the world's worst executioners".
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11 Murder Convicts Hanged in Pakistan
Eleven murder convicts were today hanged in jails across Pakistan, two days before a temporary ban on executions begins during the holy month of Ramadan.
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Pakistan Executes 11 Prisoners, Says Officials
Pakistan today hanged 11 prisoners, bringing the total number put to death since executions resumed last December to 128, officials said.
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Pakistan Hangs Another Prisoner Convicted For Murder
Pakistan today hanged another prisoner convicted for murder, as execution continue despite pressure by international right groups.
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'Don't Deprive Me of My Child': Pakistan Death Row Convict's Mother Pleads for Mercy
The family of a Pakistani man charged as a child with murder and due to be hanged made heartrending appeals to the government on Wednesday, complaining of a flawed justice system that allowed months of torture to extract a confession.
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Pakistan Hangs 9 as Death Row Convict's Mother Begs for Mercy
Pakistan hanged nine death row convicts today, media said, as the mother of a man charged as a child with murder and due to be hanged this week begged the president for mercy.
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Pakistan Hangs Terrorist, 20th Execution Since Moratorium Lifted
Pakistan today hanged a terrorist of a banned anti-Shiite outfit in Lahore after a court upheld the death penalty awarded to him, taking the number of executions in the country since the lifting of the moratorium on capital punishment to 20.
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Pakistan Hangs Militants Convicted of Murder
Pakistan on Thursday hanged two militants convicted of murder, bringing to 18 the number of executions it has carried out since it lifted a six-year moratorium on the death penalty in terror related cases following a school massacre last month.
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7 Terror Convicts Executed in Pakistan
Seven terror convicts were hanged today in jails across Pakistan, including a junior technician at Pakistan Air Force who was involved in the attack on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
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Former Pakistani Air Force Man Hanged
A former Pakistan Air Force chief technician, convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Pervez Musharraf, has been executed, a media report said Saturday.
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Pakistan Executes 4 Hardcore Terrorists Convicted By Military Courts
Pakistan today hanged four more "hardcore" Taliban terrorists convicted of "heinous" terrorism-related offences by controversial military courts, taking the number to over 160 since the Peshawar terror attack in 2014.
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Pakistan Carries Out More Executions Despite Protests
Pakistan today hanged four more prisoners convicted of murder despite international criticism over its surging use of the death penalty.
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The Number Of Executions Worldwide Soared In 2015. Three Countries Are The Reason.
At least 1,634 people were executed in 2015, according to Amnesty International annual figures, which were released Tuesday evening. This marked a rise of some 50 percent from the year before and the highest number recorded by the organization since 1989.
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Pakistan Hangs Islamist Who Killed Blasphemy Reform Governor: Police
Pakistan hanged the assassin of a governor today who sought reform of the country's blasphemy law, officials and supporters told AFP, saying Mumtaz Qadri had been executed at a prison in Rawalpindi.
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Pakistan Suspends Execution of Paraplegic Inmate, Says Official
A prison official says Pakistan has have suspended the execution of the only paraplegic inmate on death row.
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Disabled Man Set for Scaffold as Pakistan Nears 300th Execution
Pakistan is set to execute a disabled man as activists said it was nearing its 300th hanging in under a year, with Amnesty slamming Islamabad today for "shamefully sealing its place among the world's worst executioners".
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11 Murder Convicts Hanged in Pakistan
Eleven murder convicts were today hanged in jails across Pakistan, two days before a temporary ban on executions begins during the holy month of Ramadan.
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Pakistan Executes 11 Prisoners, Says Officials
Pakistan today hanged 11 prisoners, bringing the total number put to death since executions resumed last December to 128, officials said.
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Pakistan Hangs Another Prisoner Convicted For Murder
Pakistan today hanged another prisoner convicted for murder, as execution continue despite pressure by international right groups.
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'Don't Deprive Me of My Child': Pakistan Death Row Convict's Mother Pleads for Mercy
The family of a Pakistani man charged as a child with murder and due to be hanged made heartrending appeals to the government on Wednesday, complaining of a flawed justice system that allowed months of torture to extract a confession.
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Pakistan Hangs 9 as Death Row Convict's Mother Begs for Mercy
Pakistan hanged nine death row convicts today, media said, as the mother of a man charged as a child with murder and due to be hanged this week begged the president for mercy.
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Pakistan Hangs Terrorist, 20th Execution Since Moratorium Lifted
Pakistan today hanged a terrorist of a banned anti-Shiite outfit in Lahore after a court upheld the death penalty awarded to him, taking the number of executions in the country since the lifting of the moratorium on capital punishment to 20.
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Pakistan Hangs Militants Convicted of Murder
Pakistan on Thursday hanged two militants convicted of murder, bringing to 18 the number of executions it has carried out since it lifted a six-year moratorium on the death penalty in terror related cases following a school massacre last month.
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7 Terror Convicts Executed in Pakistan
Seven terror convicts were hanged today in jails across Pakistan, including a junior technician at Pakistan Air Force who was involved in the attack on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
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Former Pakistani Air Force Man Hanged
A former Pakistan Air Force chief technician, convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Pervez Musharraf, has been executed, a media report said Saturday.
