The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has declared the death sentence of senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader Azharul Islam null and void, ordering his immediate release unless he is wanted in other cases. According to Turkish news agency Anadolu, a seven-member bench led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed unanimously overturned its previous ruling and quashed the death […]
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President rejects mercy pleas of five death row convicts involved in brutal crimes
President Dr. Arif Alvi has rejected the mercy petitions of five prisoners who had been given death sentences after the charges of brutal crimes were proved against them. The media wing of the President House on Wednesday said that President Alvi rejected the mercy petitions of Muhammad Shaban s/o Muhammad Anwar (rape and murder of […]
Drug Peddlers to get capital punishment or captivity per new law
Drug Peddlers to get capital punishment or captivity. President Dr Arif Alvi’s approval of the Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Bill 2022. The bill allows Capital Punishment or life imprisonment for illicit trafficking of narcotics or psychotropic drugs. This includes drugs of varying quantities including heroin, morphine, cocaine, and methamphetamine as known as Ice/Meth. The […]
‘Hollywood Ripper’ sentenced to death in US
A man known as the “Hollywood Ripper” was sentenced to death Friday for the gruesome killings of two women in their homes in the early 2000s. Michael Gargiulo, 45, was convicted in 2019 of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Among his victims was 22-year-old Ashley Ellerin, who was found in […]
South African elephant dodges death sentence
Riff Raff the South African elephant who had faced a possible death sentence for knocking down fences and trampling on farmland has secured a reprieve after activists intervened. Landowners in Hoedspruit near Kruger National Park had sought a court ruling to have the six-tonne bull elephant destroyed after he damaged their property. Activists, who had […]
NAB will continue its work according to the law despite hue and cry: Chairman NAB
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal on Sunday said that those involved in corruption will be held accountable. Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad in connection to International anti-Corruption Day at President House, he said that the death sentences over corruption may reduce country’s population by half. He said, every step of bureau is […]
COAS confirms death sentences of 11 hardcore terrorists: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (CPAS) General Qamar Bajwa on Friday has confirmed death sentences awarded to 11 hardcore terrorists. According to an Inter-Services Public Relations statement COAS confirmed death sentences to 11 hardcore terrorists, who were involved in heinous offences related to terrorism, said an. The ISPR said that the terrorists were involved in […]
Army Chief Gen Bajwa confirms death sentence of 14 terrorists
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday has confirmed the death sentences of fourteen hardcore terrorists. Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement issued said that the terrorists were involved in the heinous offences including attacking the security forces and Pak Army. The terrorists were also involved in the […]
Zainab’s murderer Imran Ali to be hanged till death on Oct 17
LAHORE: An anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday has issued death warrants of Imran Ali, convicted in rape and urder case of seven-years-old Zainab and eight other teenage girls. According to the court orders the convict Imran Ali will be hanged to the death on October 17 at Central Jail in Lahore. Imran Ali has […]
COAS okays death sentence of 13 hardcore terrorists
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) confirmed death sentences awarded to 13 hardcore terrorists on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the convicted terrorists were involved in heinous offences related to terrorism including attacking law enforcement agencies, destruction of educational institutions and killing of innocent civilians. On the whole, […]