Murder convict executed in Multan jail

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MULTAN –Amurder convict was executed incentral jail of Multan on Tuesday while the execution of another convict was scheduled to take place here on Wednesday, jail officials said.

Murder convict Muhammad Akhtar from Khanewalhad killed a person Saeed Ahmad in 1999 at Sarai Sadhu and FIR was registered with the same police station. Akhtar was shifted to Multan jail from Vehari jail in December 2011.

He was executed after his appeals were rejected by the superior courts and his mercy petition was turned down by the president of Pakistan.His body was handed over to his legal heirs after the execution amid tight security arrangements.

Another murder convict Nayyar Abbas will be executed in Multan jail on Wednesday morning, July 29.Nayyar was convicted for killing a person Mansoor Ahmad in Layyah. He was shifted to central jail in Multan from the district jailMuzaffargarh in Aug 1999. His last meeting with his relatives hadalready been arranged.

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