Two death row convicts hanged in Sialkot
The suspects killed two people in 1996 by opening fire.
SIALKOT (Dunya News) – At least two death row prisoners were hanged in District Jail in Sialkot today (Saturday).
According to details, suspects Zafar Iqbal and Khalid gunned down as many as two people in Sialkot’s Malkay area in 1996 and were sent to jail by the court.
The suspects also approached the higher authorities for mercy pleas which were rejected every time. The dead bodies of the prisoners were handed over to their families.
Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif lifted the moratorium on the death penalty on December 17, 2014, a day after Taliban gunmen attacked a school and killed 134 students and 19 adults. The killings put pressure the government to do more to tackle the insurgency.
Since then more than 300 death row prisoners, including terrorists and murderers have been hanged in various jails of the country.
