The appeal against death sentence of a man who was convicted of raping an 8-year-old girl has been denied by the Supreme Court. Upholding death sentence awarded to the rapist, the apex court ruled that there’s no need for an official forensic report and only DNA should be used as evidence in rape and murder […]
On the day of Asia Bibi’s acquittal, ten-year-old boys ran out of our school in Malir with ardent cries: “Kafir! Kafir!” Within minutes, all schools in the vicinity shut down as streets teemed with outrage over the court’s acquittal of a “blasphemous” woman. I distinctly remember the corner where Ibrahim stood, fraught with fury and […]
Nazir Ahmed Khan argues that death penalty is discriminatory against people from weak socioeconomic backgrounds and statistics have revealed that crime rates are low in countries that have abolished the capital punishment. Death penalty is an organised form of violence committed by the state. One form of violence cannot be abolished by another. There are […]