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Shafqat Hussain hanged to death in Karachi, Amnesty criticizes execution

KARACHI: Death row prisoner Shafqat Hussain was executed on Tuesday morning at Karachi Central Jail as Amnesty International has call it a "deeply sad day" for Pakistan.

Shafqat Hussain to be taken to gallows on Tuesday

KARACHI: Shafqat Hussain, a convicted killer of a child, is scheduled to be taken to gallows tomorrow [Tuesday], ARY News reported.

Court issues fresh death warrants of Shafqat Hussain

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court on Monday issued fresh death warrant for the execution of condemned prisoner Shafqat Hussain ordering the jail authorities to execute him on August 4 at Karachi Central Jail, ARY News reported.

Supreme Court rejects Shafqat Hussain’s plea against conviction

ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court bench on Wednesday rejected an appeal of death row convict Shafqat Hussain, ARY News reported.

Family relief at hanging stay for Shafqat Hussain

MUZAFFARABAD: Relatives of a Pakistani death row prisoner, Shafqat Hussain said Tuesday they "felt a wave of life" when his execution was halted to examine claims he was a juvenile when the crime was committed.

Shafqat Hussain’s execution delayed yet again

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani killer was granted a fourth stay of execution Tuesday, with campaigners saying his high-profile case will go to the Supreme Court over claims he was a juvenile when the murder was committed and so can not be put to death.

EU, rights groups urge Pakistan to call off Shafqat Hussain’s execution

KARACHI: European Union (EU) on Monday requested Chief of Minister of Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah to suspend execution orders of Shafqat Hussain, who is due to be hanged tomorrow, ARY News reported.

Court issues death warrant of Shafqat Hussain

KARACHI: A Karachi court issued death warrant of a death row convict Shafqat Hussain on Monday, ARY News reported.

IHC rejects plea for inquiry into Shafqat Hussain’s age

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday rejected a plea of Shafqat Hussain’s counsel to form a committee that probe into the age of the death row convict, ARY News reported.

IHC delays Shafqat Hussain’s execution

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has delayed the execution of Shafqat Hussain after hearing a petition seeking determination of his age by a competent judicial forum, ARY News reports.

Shafqat Hussain to be hanged on May 6

KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi has issued fresh death warrants of Shafqat Hussain on Friday (today), ARY News reports.

Shafqat Hussain execution case: IHC summons response from authorities

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday asked federal government to submit response regarding the plea seeking judicial inquiry into the age of death row convict Shafqat Hussain, ARY News reported.

Govt confirms 30-day stay of Shafqat Hussain execution

ISLAMABAD: Interior Ministry of Pakistan on Tuesday confirmed a 30-day stay of execution for death row convict Shafqat Hussain apparently condemned to death as a teenager, ARY News has learnt.

Shafqat Hussain dressed in white for hanging before last-minute stay

KARACHI: Shafqat Hussain, who was charged as a child with murder was dressed in a white uniform, ready for hanging, and told to write his will before the execution was postponed, his family said on Thursday.

Govt postpones execution of Shafqat Hussain

KARACHI: President Mamnoon Hussain has postponed an execution scheduled for Thursday of a death row prisoner condemned as a teenager after appeals by human rights groups for a review of his case, officials said.

Emotional plea for death row convict condemned as teen

MUZAFFARABAD: The family of a man condemned to death as a teenager made an emotional appeal for mercy Friday, saying a court order for his execution next week had "shattered their hopes".

Pakistan stops execution of man convicted as teen

KARACHI: Pakistan has stopped the hanging of a man convicted of murder as a teenager, an official said Tuesday, following an outcry from rights groups after the country resumed executions in the wake of a Taliban massacre at an army school.

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