HRCP concerned over possible execution of prisoner

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday noted with alarm that, despite an informal moratorium on executions, a man on death row is scheduled to be hanged in a Karachi prison on May 23.The HRCP has urged the government to stay the hanging and announce a formal moratorium on executions.In a statement, the commission said, "HRCP has received with serious concern and dismay reports that Behram Khan, a death row prisoner in Karachi, is set to be hanged on May 23. The last exe... more

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