Amnesty expresses concern over executions in Pakistan
DAWN – Masood Haider NEW YORK: Human rights are fast becoming a casualty in the drive to wipe out fanatical groups like the militant Islamic State group and...
Pakistan, with 324 executions in 2015, ranks third worldwide – report
REUTERS – Krista Mahr Pakistan hanged 324 people last year to rank third worldwide in terms of executions, but the vast majority of those put to death had...
Remembering Aftab: Aftab Bahadur’s killing is not only tragic, it is perverse
(THE GUARDIAN – Clive Stafford Smith) Aftab Bahadur was hanged at Central Jail Lahore (Kot Lakhpat), in the early hours of this morning. He was executed for a crime...
The Time Will Come When I Die – But I Pray I Will Live Until My Natural Death
THE HUFFINGTON POST – Abdul Basit Abdul Basit has been on death row in Pakistan since 2009. In 2010, he contracted tubercular meningitis, and was left paralyzed from the...
Aftab Bahadur’s killing is not only tragic, it is perverse
(THE GUARDIAN – Clive Stafford Smith) Aftab Bahadur was hanged at Central Jail Lahore (Kot Lakhpat), in the early hours of this morning. He was executed for a crime...