Constable sentenced to death for raping minors
QUETTA: District and Sessions Judge Mubeen Ali sentenced a police constable to death on two counts on Wednesday after it was proved that he raped a girl as well as other children.…
CJP takes notice of delay in implementation of Imran Ali’s sentence
LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday took a suo motu notice of the delay in implementation of Imran Ali’s sentence in the Zainab rape and murder case. The…
SHC rejects plea against convict’s death sentence
The Sindh High Court (SCH) on Tuesday rejected a plea against death sentence to a convict, Aijaz Nawaz, and upheld the verdict of the anti-terrorism court. The anti-terrorism court had sentenced Aijaz…
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…
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