Daily Times

Two convicts were hanged separately in Haripur and Lahore on Wednesday. A 45-year-old child rapist, Jehanzeb, a resident of Charkha Khel, was hanged in Central Jail Haripur. He was sentenced to death by Shariah Court for sexually assaulting and murdering his minor sister-in-law in 1998. His body was later handed over to his relatives. A man charged with a triple homicide was hanged in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail at 4:30AM on Wednesday. According to jail sources, Ashraf was charged with murdering three women – Ayesha, Deeba, and Mariyam – in the Masti Gate area in 2002 over a marriage dispute. His death warrant had been issued two days ago and a last meeting with his relatives was also arranged then. His body was later handed over to his relatives.