Shafqat Hussain
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Amid Protests, Pakistan Executes Man Who Was Convicted as a Teenager
Pakistan on Tuesday hanged a man whose case triggered an international outcry after his lawyers said he was arrested as a juvenile and tortured into confessing to a murder.
-
Hanging Not Carried Out Properly, Alleges Family of Pakistan 'Teen' Convict
Pakistan executed a convicted child killer Tuesday, brushing aside a storm of protests from rights groups that his confession had been extracted by torture and he was a minor at the time of the crime.
-
Despite Protests, Pakistani Convict set to be Hanged Today
Pakistan is preparing today to hang a convicted killer whose case has attracted international protests because family members say he was a juvenile at the time of the crime.
-
Pakistan Imposes One Month Moratorium on Executions: Officials
Pakistan has imposed a one month moratorium on executions during Ramadan, officials said today, providing temporary reprieve for a death row prisoner whose lawyers claim he was a juvenile at the time of the crime.
-
Pakistan Hangs Man 'Tortured' Into Confessing Murder at 15
Pakistan today executed a man who rights groups say was tortured into confessing to a murder committed more than two decades ago, when he was still a minor, prison officials said.
-
Family Relief at Hanging Stay for Pakistan 'Teen' Killer
Relatives of a Pakistani death row prisoner said today they "felt a wave of life" when his execution was halted to examine claims he was a juvenile when the crime was committed.
-
Pakistan Postpones Killer's Execution for Fourth Time
A Pakistani killer was granted a fourth stay of execution today, with campaigners saying his high-profile case will go to the Supreme Court over claims he was a juvenile when the murder was committed and so can not be put to death.
-
Pakistan Convict Was Dressed in White for Hanging When Execution Was Stayed
A Pakistani man charged as a child with murder was dressed in a white uniform, ready for hanging, and told to write his will before the execution was postponed, his family said today.
-
Pakistan Postpones Execution of Man Convicted As Teen
Pakistan's president has postponed an execution scheduled for Thursday of a death row prisoner condemned as a teenager after appeals by human rights groups for a review of his case, officials said.
-
'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.
-
Amid Protests, Pakistan Executes Man Who Was Convicted as a Teenager
Pakistan on Tuesday hanged a man whose case triggered an international outcry after his lawyers said he was arrested as a juvenile and tortured into confessing to a murder.
-
Hanging Not Carried Out Properly, Alleges Family of Pakistan 'Teen' Convict
Pakistan executed a convicted child killer Tuesday, brushing aside a storm of protests from rights groups that his confession had been extracted by torture and he was a minor at the time of the crime.
-
Despite Protests, Pakistani Convict set to be Hanged Today
Pakistan is preparing today to hang a convicted killer whose case has attracted international protests because family members say he was a juvenile at the time of the crime.
-
Pakistan Imposes One Month Moratorium on Executions: Officials
Pakistan has imposed a one month moratorium on executions during Ramadan, officials said today, providing temporary reprieve for a death row prisoner whose lawyers claim he was a juvenile at the time of the crime.
-
Pakistan Hangs Man 'Tortured' Into Confessing Murder at 15
Pakistan today executed a man who rights groups say was tortured into confessing to a murder committed more than two decades ago, when he was still a minor, prison officials said.
-
Family Relief at Hanging Stay for Pakistan 'Teen' Killer
Relatives of a Pakistani death row prisoner said today they "felt a wave of life" when his execution was halted to examine claims he was a juvenile when the crime was committed.
-
Pakistan Postpones Killer's Execution for Fourth Time
A Pakistani killer was granted a fourth stay of execution today, with campaigners saying his high-profile case will go to the Supreme Court over claims he was a juvenile when the murder was committed and so can not be put to death.
-
Pakistan Convict Was Dressed in White for Hanging When Execution Was Stayed
A Pakistani man charged as a child with murder was dressed in a white uniform, ready for hanging, and told to write his will before the execution was postponed, his family said today.
-
Pakistan Postpones Execution of Man Convicted As Teen
Pakistan's president has postponed an execution scheduled for Thursday of a death row prisoner condemned as a teenager after appeals by human rights groups for a review of his case, officials said.
-
'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.
