Pakistan asked to apply death penalty with prudence

(THE NATION)

PR LAHORE – Justice Project Pakistan jointly held a screening at SAFMA of Pakistan’s first-ever review under the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) before the UN Human Rights Committee taking place at the Palais de Wilson, Geneva.

Pakistan said that “the death penalty is being imposed after due process and in the case of most serious crimes only.” It has also emphasised that the “death penalty cannot be imposed on an individual below the age of 18.”