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Pakistan 5th Most Prolific Executioner In World: Rights Group
Pakistan has executed 465 prisoners since lifting a moratorium on death penalty in 2014, becoming the "fifth most prolific executioner" in the world, according to an organisation working for prisoners' rights.
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Pak Ready For Nuclear Non-Testing Agreement With India, Says Sartaj Aziz
Pakistan was ready for an agreement with India on bilateral moratorium on nuclear non-testing, the country's top diplomat said today.
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Nepal Route May Open For Surrendered Terrorists Returning from Pakistan
After more than a two-year unwritten moratorium on the return of Kashmiri militants from Pakistan under the "Surrender and rehabilitation policy", the Center and Jammu and Kashmir government are working out the modalities to legalise the Nepal route.
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6 Hanged on 3rd Day of Mass Executions in Pakistan
Six persons were on Thursday hanged in Pakistan's Punjab province, the third consecutive day of mass executions in the country bringing the total toll to more than 260 since December when a moratorium on death penalties was ended following the Peshawar school carnage.
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65 Mercy Pleas Rejected in Pakistan
Pakistani President Mumnoon Husain has rejected the mercy petitions of 65 condemned prisoners since the moratorium on death sentence was lifted following the Peshawar Army School tragedy last year, media reported on Tuesday.
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Pakistan Imposes One Month Moratorium on Executions: Officials
Pakistan has imposed a one month moratorium on executions during Ramadan, officials said today, providing temporary reprieve for a death row prisoner whose lawyers claim he was a juvenile at the time of the crime.
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Pakistan Postpones Killer's Execution for Fourth Time
A Pakistani killer was granted a fourth stay of execution today, with campaigners saying his high-profile case will go to the Supreme Court over claims he was a juvenile when the murder was committed and so can not be put to death.
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Pakistan Hangs 15, Highest Number Since Executions Resumed
Pakistan hanged 15 people today, officials said, the largest number of people executed on the same day since an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in December.
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Pakistani Court Blocks Execution of Those Convicted by Military Courts
Pakistan's Supreme Court today ordered the suspension of death sentences passed by military courts set up this year after a spike in militant violence but which have raised concern about fairness and the extent of military powers.
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Pakistan Hangs 12 Men in Largest Execution Since Moratorium Lifted
Pakistan hanged 12 male convicts on today, an Interior Ministry spokesman said, the largest number of people executed on the same day since an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in December.
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Death Warrant Issued for Pakistani Convicted as Teen
Pakistani authorities today issued a death warrant for a killer condemned as a teenager, as a triple murderer was hanged in the 25th execution since the country resumed capital punishment in December.
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Pakistan Lifts Death Penalty Moratorium Completely
The interior ministry has directed provincial governments to proceed with hangings for prisoners who had exhausted all avenues of appeal and clemency, a senior interior ministry official told AFP.
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Pakistan Hangs Terrorist, 20th Execution Since Moratorium Lifted
Pakistan today hanged a terrorist of a banned anti-Shiite outfit in Lahore after a court upheld the death penalty awarded to him, taking the number of executions in the country since the lifting of the moratorium on capital punishment to 20.
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Pakistan Hangs Militants Convicted of Murder
Pakistan on Thursday hanged two militants convicted of murder, bringing to 18 the number of executions it has carried out since it lifted a six-year moratorium on the death penalty in terror related cases following a school massacre last month.
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Pakistan Executes Two More for Terrorism: Police Official
Pakistan on Wednesday hanged two men sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court, taking the number of executions to nine since the country lifted a moratorium on capital punishment after last month's Taliban school massacre.
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Pakistan 5th Most Prolific Executioner In World: Rights Group
Pakistan has executed 465 prisoners since lifting a moratorium on death penalty in 2014, becoming the "fifth most prolific executioner" in the world, according to an organisation working for prisoners' rights.
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Pak Ready For Nuclear Non-Testing Agreement With India, Says Sartaj Aziz
Pakistan was ready for an agreement with India on bilateral moratorium on nuclear non-testing, the country's top diplomat said today.
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Nepal Route May Open For Surrendered Terrorists Returning from Pakistan
After more than a two-year unwritten moratorium on the return of Kashmiri militants from Pakistan under the "Surrender and rehabilitation policy", the Center and Jammu and Kashmir government are working out the modalities to legalise the Nepal route.
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6 Hanged on 3rd Day of Mass Executions in Pakistan
Six persons were on Thursday hanged in Pakistan's Punjab province, the third consecutive day of mass executions in the country bringing the total toll to more than 260 since December when a moratorium on death penalties was ended following the Peshawar school carnage.
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65 Mercy Pleas Rejected in Pakistan
Pakistani President Mumnoon Husain has rejected the mercy petitions of 65 condemned prisoners since the moratorium on death sentence was lifted following the Peshawar Army School tragedy last year, media reported on Tuesday.
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Pakistan Imposes One Month Moratorium on Executions: Officials
Pakistan has imposed a one month moratorium on executions during Ramadan, officials said today, providing temporary reprieve for a death row prisoner whose lawyers claim he was a juvenile at the time of the crime.
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Pakistan Postpones Killer's Execution for Fourth Time
A Pakistani killer was granted a fourth stay of execution today, with campaigners saying his high-profile case will go to the Supreme Court over claims he was a juvenile when the murder was committed and so can not be put to death.
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Pakistan Hangs 15, Highest Number Since Executions Resumed
Pakistan hanged 15 people today, officials said, the largest number of people executed on the same day since an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in December.
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Pakistani Court Blocks Execution of Those Convicted by Military Courts
Pakistan's Supreme Court today ordered the suspension of death sentences passed by military courts set up this year after a spike in militant violence but which have raised concern about fairness and the extent of military powers.
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Pakistan Hangs 12 Men in Largest Execution Since Moratorium Lifted
Pakistan hanged 12 male convicts on today, an Interior Ministry spokesman said, the largest number of people executed on the same day since an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in December.
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Death Warrant Issued for Pakistani Convicted as Teen
Pakistani authorities today issued a death warrant for a killer condemned as a teenager, as a triple murderer was hanged in the 25th execution since the country resumed capital punishment in December.
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Pakistan Lifts Death Penalty Moratorium Completely
The interior ministry has directed provincial governments to proceed with hangings for prisoners who had exhausted all avenues of appeal and clemency, a senior interior ministry official told AFP.
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Pakistan Hangs Terrorist, 20th Execution Since Moratorium Lifted
Pakistan today hanged a terrorist of a banned anti-Shiite outfit in Lahore after a court upheld the death penalty awarded to him, taking the number of executions in the country since the lifting of the moratorium on capital punishment to 20.
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Pakistan Hangs Militants Convicted of Murder
Pakistan on Thursday hanged two militants convicted of murder, bringing to 18 the number of executions it has carried out since it lifted a six-year moratorium on the death penalty in terror related cases following a school massacre last month.
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Pakistan Executes Two More for Terrorism: Police Official
Pakistan on Wednesday hanged two men sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court, taking the number of executions to nine since the country lifted a moratorium on capital punishment after last month's Taliban school massacre.
