Death row convict hanged in Multan

Dunya News

A death row prisoner was hanged at the Central Jail Multan on Thursday.

MULTAN (Dunya News) - A death row convict has been sent to the gallows at the Central Jail Multan on early Thursday morning, Dunya News reported.

Death row prisoner Muhammad Jora alias Mittho was hanged for killing a man named Nazir in 1996 over an old enmity. Mittho’s dead body was later handed over to his relatives.

Muhammad Jora alias Mittho was awarded death sentence by Session Court Muzaffargarh which was upheld by the superior courts. His mercy appeal was also rejected by the President upon which Session Court Muzaffargarh issued a death warrant and he was executed today at the Central Jail Multan.