A Karachi anti-terrorism court (ATC) sentenced four men to death for abducting and killing two minor boys as well as for raping them and demanding ransom, Dawn reported on August 2, 2024.

Javad Amiri, Naghi Ghorbani, and Reza Rostami

Aminollah Narui (Narooie), Hamzeh Garavand, and Azad Abdollahi

Political prisoner arrested during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement

A court in Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar on August 1, 2024 sentenced a man to death for repeatedly stabbing his wife to death and attempting to murder his six-year-old daughter by slitting her throat two years ago.

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi

Puts death penalty back on table