PAKISTAN: ANOTHER DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN MULTAN

February 10, 2016: One death row convict was executed in the Central Jail Multan on early morning, Dunya News reported. The dead body was handed over to legal heirs after completing medico-legal formalities.
According to details, prisoner Altaf had killed two persons in 1995 to take revenge of killing of his brother.
Altaf was awarded death sentence by Session Court Multan in 1995 which was upheld by the superior courts. Altaf’s mercy appeal was also rejected by the President upon which Session Court issued a death warrant and he was executed at the Central Jail Multan. (Sources: Dunya News, 10/02/2016)