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Family Of Pak Christian First To Face Death For Blasphemy Holds Out Hope
The family of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother who faces becoming the first person to be executed for blasphemy in Pakistan, said they hoped the Supreme Court would free her.
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International Court Of Justice Endorses Relevance Of Substantive Fairness: Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday hailed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for staying the execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan saying rule of law has won.
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Pakistan Executes 4 Hardcore Terrorists Convicted By Military Courts
Pakistan today hanged four more "hardcore" Taliban terrorists convicted of "heinous" terrorism-related offences by controversial military courts, taking the number to over 160 since the Peshawar terror attack in 2014.
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Kulbhushan Jadhav Has 3 Forums Of Appeal, No Immediate Execution: Pak
Kulbhushan Jadhav, the former Indian navy man sentenced to death in Pakistan, has three forums of appeal available under the law, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif has said, ruling out his immediate execution, according to the Dawn newspaper. Speaking in the Pakistan Senate on Tuesday, Mr Asif said Mr Jadhav had the right to move the...
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Pak Urges Indonesia To Delay Execution Of Man Convicted Of Drug Smuggling
Pakistan on Monday urged the Indonesian government to stay the execution of one of its nationals convicted of smuggling drugs, citing concerns that his 2005 trial had been unfair.
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Pakistan Carries Out More Executions Despite Protests
Pakistan today hanged four more prisoners convicted of murder despite international criticism over its surging use of the death penalty.
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Executed Pakistani Hailed As Hero Of Islam For Supporting Blasphemy Law
Tens of thousands of supporters today cheered and threw flowers at the casket of a bodyguard executed for killing the governor of Pakistan's most populous province over his call to reform a strict blasphemy law.
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Pakistan Hangs Islamist Who Killed Blasphemy Reform Governor: Police
Pakistan hanged the assassin of a governor today who sought reform of the country's blasphemy law, officials and supporters told AFP, saying Mumtaz Qadri had been executed at a prison in Rawalpindi.
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Pakistan Rejects UN, European Union Call of Halting Execution of Terrorists
Pakistan has rejected calls by the United Nations and the European Union to revive the moratorium on the execution of convicts, saying "capital punishment for terrorists does not violate international law".
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Pakistan should expedite 26/11 trial after verdict on Kasab: Ujjwal Nikam
With the Supreme Court upholding the death sentence of Ajmal Kasab in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam Pakistan wants the trial in Pakistan court to be expedited. "Death sentence awarded to Kasab should be executed as soon as possible so that it gives a strong signal to the terrorists that law takes stern...
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Family Of Pak Christian First To Face Death For Blasphemy Holds Out Hope
The family of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother who faces becoming the first person to be executed for blasphemy in Pakistan, said they hoped the Supreme Court would free her.
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International Court Of Justice Endorses Relevance Of Substantive Fairness: Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday hailed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for staying the execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan saying rule of law has won.
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Pakistan Executes 4 Hardcore Terrorists Convicted By Military Courts
Pakistan today hanged four more "hardcore" Taliban terrorists convicted of "heinous" terrorism-related offences by controversial military courts, taking the number to over 160 since the Peshawar terror attack in 2014.
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Kulbhushan Jadhav Has 3 Forums Of Appeal, No Immediate Execution: Pak
Kulbhushan Jadhav, the former Indian navy man sentenced to death in Pakistan, has three forums of appeal available under the law, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif has said, ruling out his immediate execution, according to the Dawn newspaper. Speaking in the Pakistan Senate on Tuesday, Mr Asif said Mr Jadhav had the right to move the...
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Pak Urges Indonesia To Delay Execution Of Man Convicted Of Drug Smuggling
Pakistan on Monday urged the Indonesian government to stay the execution of one of its nationals convicted of smuggling drugs, citing concerns that his 2005 trial had been unfair.
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Pakistan Carries Out More Executions Despite Protests
Pakistan today hanged four more prisoners convicted of murder despite international criticism over its surging use of the death penalty.
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Executed Pakistani Hailed As Hero Of Islam For Supporting Blasphemy Law
Tens of thousands of supporters today cheered and threw flowers at the casket of a bodyguard executed for killing the governor of Pakistan's most populous province over his call to reform a strict blasphemy law.
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Pakistan Hangs Islamist Who Killed Blasphemy Reform Governor: Police
Pakistan hanged the assassin of a governor today who sought reform of the country's blasphemy law, officials and supporters told AFP, saying Mumtaz Qadri had been executed at a prison in Rawalpindi.
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Pakistan Rejects UN, European Union Call of Halting Execution of Terrorists
Pakistan has rejected calls by the United Nations and the European Union to revive the moratorium on the execution of convicts, saying "capital punishment for terrorists does not violate international law".
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Pakistan should expedite 26/11 trial after verdict on Kasab: Ujjwal Nikam
With the Supreme Court upholding the death sentence of Ajmal Kasab in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam Pakistan wants the trial in Pakistan court to be expedited. "Death sentence awarded to Kasab should be executed as soon as possible so that it gives a strong signal to the terrorists that law takes stern...
