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Pakistani Court Blocks Execution of Those Convicted by Military Courts
Pakistan's Supreme Court today ordered the suspension of death sentences passed by military courts set up this year after a spike in militant violence but which have raised concern about fairness and the extent of military powers.
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Death Warrant Issued for Pakistani Convicted as Teen
Pakistani authorities today issued a death warrant for a killer condemned as a teenager, as a triple murderer was hanged in the 25th execution since the country resumed capital punishment in December.
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Pakistan Lifts Death Penalty Moratorium Completely
The interior ministry has directed provincial governments to proceed with hangings for prisoners who had exhausted all avenues of appeal and clemency, a senior interior ministry official told AFP.
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Pakistan to Execute Eight More Terror Convicts: Reports
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has issued death warrants against eight terror convicts, weeks after the government lifted a self-imposed moratorium on death penalty in terror related cases following the brazen Peshawar school attack.
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Pakistan Hangs Four More Terrorists After School Attack
Pakistan on Sunday executed four more militants after ending a six-year old moratorium on the death penalty following a Taliban school attack that killed 149 people, officials said.
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Pakistan Executes Four More Terrorists on Death Row
Four Pakistani terror convicts on death row were reportedly executed at a jail in Faisalabad today, after the government ended a moratorium on the death penalty earlier this week.
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Pakistani Court Blocks Execution of Those Convicted by Military Courts
Pakistan's Supreme Court today ordered the suspension of death sentences passed by military courts set up this year after a spike in militant violence but which have raised concern about fairness and the extent of military powers.
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Death Warrant Issued for Pakistani Convicted as Teen
Pakistani authorities today issued a death warrant for a killer condemned as a teenager, as a triple murderer was hanged in the 25th execution since the country resumed capital punishment in December.
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Pakistan Lifts Death Penalty Moratorium Completely
The interior ministry has directed provincial governments to proceed with hangings for prisoners who had exhausted all avenues of appeal and clemency, a senior interior ministry official told AFP.
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Pakistan to Execute Eight More Terror Convicts: Reports
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has issued death warrants against eight terror convicts, weeks after the government lifted a self-imposed moratorium on death penalty in terror related cases following the brazen Peshawar school attack.
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Pakistan Hangs Four More Terrorists After School Attack
Pakistan on Sunday executed four more militants after ending a six-year old moratorium on the death penalty following a Taliban school attack that killed 149 people, officials said.
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Pakistan Executes Four More Terrorists on Death Row
Four Pakistani terror convicts on death row were reportedly executed at a jail in Faisalabad today, after the government ended a moratorium on the death penalty earlier this week.
