PAKISTAN: FOUR HANGED IN FAISALABAD JAIL
August 6, 2008: four condemned prisoners were hanged in Faisalabad District Jail in Pakistan. Their bodies were handed over to their families after the execution. Jail authorities said Anwar-ul-Haq, Muhammad Boota and Muhammad Afzal were hanged after being sentenced to death by a Sessions Court for killing Niaz bibi and Munir Ahmed in Nishatabad over a childrenâs fight. Iftikhar alias Babur Ali, was hanged for killing a woman, Hanifan Bibi, following the property dispute. (Sources: Pakistan Press International, 07/08/2008)
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