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CII’s opinion sought on petition against death by hanging
[DAWN] A Beautiful Downtown Peshawar...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. High Court bench on Tuesday directed the Council of Islamic Ideology and attorney general for Pakistain to respond to a petition seeking its orders for the government to introduce a less painful mode of execution than hanging. Justice Lal Jan Khattak and Justice Abdul Shakoor extended a stay order against the execution of a death row prisoner, Jan Bahadur, until the disposal of his petition. The bench asked the CII to explain its viewpoint on the petitioner’s prayer in light of Islamic injunctions. It also directed that the attorney general should explain the legal position on the points raised by the petitioner. Kept at the Haripur Central Prison, the petitioner has requested the high court to declare death by hanging un-Islamic and unconstitutional saying it is painful and against human values. Posted by: Fred 2017-07-28 |
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