In a landmark verdict in the judicial history of Karor Lal Eesan, a local court on Wednesday awarded death sentences to three accused, including two real brothers, in a high-profile double murder case involving the killing of fasting victims. According to police sources, Additional Sessions Judge Imran Safdar announced the judgment in a case registered […]
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Tyler Robinson faces death penalty for killing Charlie Kirk
Tyler Robinson has been formally charged with killing Charlie Kirk, a close associate of President Donald Trump. The court in Provo heard the charges via video link. The prosecutor asked the court to give Robinson the death penalty. Robinson faces seven charges, including murder, tampering with evidence, and witness intimidation. The prosecution said Robinson admitted […]
LHC acquits Christian couple who faced death penalty for blasphemy after 7-year on death row
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has spared the life of a Christian couple – convicted and sentenced to death in April 2014 but imprisoned since 2013 for sharing ‘blasphemous’ texts – in a short ruling, according to defence lawyer. Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar had spent about seven years seeking mercy through courts while imprisoned […]
Pakistan suspends death penalty to honour Ramazan
To commemorate the sanctity of Ramazan, prison authorities were directed, on Monday, to not carry out executions during the month. In addition to the temporary suspension, President Arif Alvi is also expected to grant presidential pardons to those serving death sentences over the course of Ramazan. Earlier in 2008, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government […]
Death penalty waived for the extradited suspects
ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, The federal cabinet approved to amend a law to waive death penalty for the accused persons to be extradited from the European Union (EU) as well as gave provincial counter terrorism departments the powers to investigate money laundering cases. The provincial departments have been given the power to probe case of money laundering […]
Five Saudi officials face death penalty for Khashoggi murder
Five Saudi officials face the death penalty for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was dismembered inside the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate, but Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was not involved, the prosecutor said Thursday. The announcement follows growing international outcry over the killing of Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and critic of the Saudi […]
Former judge handed death penalty for murder
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court has handed former district and sessions judge Sikandar Lashari the death penalty over charges of murder. Lashari was indicted in the case of murder of a 19-year-old boy. The victim was the son of Jacobabad district and sessions judge. He was gunned down in February 2014. Lashari was seated at Mithi as the […]
Twitterati react to ATC’s death verdict in Zainab rape, murder case
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) awarded death penalty to main accused Imran Ali in Kasur rape and murder case on Saturday. Imran was sentenced to death on four counts on charges of kidnapping, rape and murder and life imprisonment for committing unnatural act with the minor. He was also fined Rs1 million by the ATC, announced Prosecutor […]
Motion to publicly stone Zainab’s murderer presented in Punjab Assembly
LAHORE: The ruling party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) lawmaker on Friday presented a motion in the Punjab Assembly demanding public stoning of the man who raped and murdered 7-year-old Zainab. Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Kanwal Nauman presented the motion which demanded the public stoning ‘or death by immense torture’ for the culprits behind the heinous […]