Man sentenced to death for blasphemy
A sessions court fined and then sentenced a man to death in a blasphemy case. Additional District and Sessions Court Judge Raja Safder Iqbal heard the case. The judge ruled that convict Arshad…
Army chief sanctions death for 13 hardcore terrorists
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday confirmed the death sentences awarded to “13 hardcore terrorists” by special military courts. According to a statement by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the…
Man sentenced to death for raping minor girl
A man was awarded the death sentence by a Sessions Court for raping a minor girl. A 10 to 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in 2016 and the convict, Gulzar Shah, was…
Zahra Shahid murder case: ATC awards death sentence to two
Two suspects acquitted for lack of evidence KARACHI: A local anti-terrorism court on Friday announced its verdict in the case pertaining to the murder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Zahra Shahid and…
Zainab’s killer sentenced to death for murder of two other girls
LAHORE: In another trial held inside a prison, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday handed Imran Ali — who is currently incarcerated and on death row for the rape and murder of six-year-old…
Kenya sentences beauty queen to death for murder
NAIROBI: A Kenyan court has sentenced a 24-year-old jail beauty queen to death for murdering her boyfriend by stabbing him 25 times, drawing criticism from rights groups who called the punishment “inhumane”.…
#JusticeforNoura: Sudanese teenager death penalty puts spotlight on women´s rights
KHARTOUM: When a Sudanese teenager was sentenced to death last week for killing her husband, who had allegedly raped her, activists knew that a new fight had begun for women’s rights in…
#JusticeforNoura: Sudanese teenager’s death sentence sparks outrage
The death sentence of 19-year-old Noura Husein has sparked outrage across the globe. An international social media campaign #JusticeforNoura has gained a plethora of responses from human rights organisations and activists against…
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto: A leader alive in people’s hearts
On March 18, 1978, Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Molvi Mushtaq Hussain gave Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto a death sentence in a false murder case. The decision was not surprising as it…
LHC dismisses Imran’s appeal against death sentence in Zainab rape, murder case
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday dismissed convict Imran Ali’s appeal against his death sentence in the rape and murder case of minor Zainab. On February 17, an anti-terrorism court (ATC)…
ATC hands death sentence to rapist, murderer of minor girl in Quetta
QUETTA: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday handed death sentence to the rapist and murderer of a minor girl in Quetta. The family of the minor has expressed satisfaction over the verdict. On…
Man sentenced to death for raping, murdering minor girl
A man was sentenced to death and also awarded a life imprisonment sentence by an anti-terrorism court in Multan on Monday after he was found guilty of raping and murdering a minor…
Death sentence awarded to woman for killing aspiring model: report
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Tuesday sentenced to death a woman for killing an aspiring model, Abeera, through poisoning when the deceased had refused to help kill convict’s former…
SC overturns death sentence in 10-year-old multiple murder case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday overturned a death sentence handed to a man convicted of multiple murders in a 10-year-old case citing lack of evidence. The suspect, Saeed Akhtar, was…
Bangladesh upholds 2013 death sentence for 139 soldiers for mutiny
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court upheld the death penalty for 139 soldiers on Monday (Nov 27) over their role in a “brutal and barbaric” mutiny in which dozens of top army officers were…
1971 war: Dhaka sentences to death six Jamaat workers
Three-judge ICT panel says charges against political workers ‘proved beyond doubt’ DHAKA: A special tribunal in Bangladeshi on Wednesday sentenced death to six political workers, including a former lawmaker, for ‘committing crimes’ against…
North Korea ‘sentences Trump to death’ for insulting leader Kim Jong-un
North Korea’s state media has criticized Donald Trump for insulting leader Kim Jong-Un, saying the US president deserved the death penalty and calling him a coward for cancelling a visit to the…
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