The Supreme Court of (SC) Pakistan has ruled that once the President has exercised the constitutional power to remit or reduce a convict’s sentence, any subsequent enhancement of that sentence required a clear legal basis. The court dismissed an appeal seeking to convert the life imprisonment of convict Tahreen Ilyas into the death penalty, noting […]
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Balochistan High Court Rules Terror Convicts Ineligible for Clemency or Remission
QUETTA — The Balochistan High Court (BHC) has ruled that prisoners convicted under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997 are not entitled to general or special remission, pardons, or clemency, affirming that Section 21-F of the law categorically excludes such convicts from any sentence reduction. A two-member bench comprising Justice Muhammad Kamran Khan Mulakhail and Justice […]