...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
terror attack case was hanged in the Adiala jail on Tuesday at 6:30am.
According to security sources, the convict had links with Al-Qaeda.
In the consulate attack, two coppers were bumped off while five other people were maimed.
Zulfiqar Ali, a resident of Naval Colony Hub Road Karachi, was booked by the Frayer Road Police under section 7 of Anti-Terrorism Act in February 2003 and later was awarded a death sentence.
He was shifted to Adiala jail on November 3, 2014.
On Monday, the family of Zulfiqar, including his mother Ms Majeeda Bagum, two brothers Shahid Ali and Iftikhar Ali, and brother-in-law Waheed Ehsan had held their last meeting with him at the jail.
After the execution the jail doctor confirmed the death of the convict.
Later his body was handed over to his brother Iftikhar Ali who took it to his native town Lakar Mandi for burial.
It was the second execution in the Adiala jail after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
lifted moratorium on execution.
Last Friday, Pakistain Air Force chief technician, Khalid Mehmood, involved in terrorist attack on former Army Chief retired General
Pervez PervMusharraf
... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ...
, was hanged in the Adiala jail.
He was convicted by the Field General Court Martial on October 3, 2005 under the Army Act Seven other convicted prisoners facing death sentence were languishing in the Adiala jail.