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Pak to execute another death row convict on Saturday

A Pakistani prisoner, who was awarded the death sentence by a court for killing a person from the Shia community in 2001, will be executed on Saturday.

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FP Archives|Jan 16, 2015, 16:19:11 IST
Islamabad: A Pakistani prisoner, who was awarded the death sentence by a court for killing a person from the Shia community in 2001, will be executed on Saturday.[caption id="attachment_2050381" align="alignleft" width="380"]Representational image. Reuters

Representational image. Reuters[/caption]Ikramul Haq alias Lahori, was sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in 2004. Lahori, who is locked up in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat prison, is a member of banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, The News International reported.Though he was to be executed on 8 January, 2015, the process was put on hold as a "compromise agreement" was reached between his and the victim's family. However, an anti-terrorism court in Faisalabad, on 12 January, declared the "compromise agreement" null and void as it failed to meet certain legal requirements and re-issued the black warrant as the plaintiff did not reach the court to record his statement.IANS

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First Published:Jan 16, 2015, 16:19:11 IST
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