Pakistan today executed eight convicted murderers in different jails
of its Punjab province, bringing the total number of executions to 310
since it lifted a moratorium on the death penalty following a terror
attack on an army run school in December last year.
The hangings were carried out just a day before the first anniversary of the Peshawar school attack that left over 150 people, mostly students, dead and prompted the government to lift the six-year moratorium on the death penalty
Organisations like the UN, the EU, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have demanded Pakistan to stop the hangings. However, Pakistan rejected their demands, saying that it will help to deter militancy in the country
The hangings were carried out just a day before the first anniversary of the Peshawar school attack that left over 150 people, mostly students, dead and prompted the government to lift the six-year moratorium on the death penalty
Organisations like the UN, the EU, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have demanded Pakistan to stop the hangings. However, Pakistan rejected their demands, saying that it will help to deter militancy in the country
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