LAHORE: Eight death row convicts have been executed in different jails of Punjab on early Tuesday under tight security.
As per details, double murder convict Muhammad Ashraf was hanged in Attock District Jail. Ashraf had killed a father and his son in 2003 over a land dispute.
Two brothers Aslam and Azam were hanged in District Jail Gujrat. Aslam with the help of his brother Azam had killed his father-in-law in 1999.
Two murder convicts were sent to gallows in Central Jail Multan. Death row prisoner Shafeeq was hanged for killing a youth in 1992 during a robbery attempt while death row convict Akram had killed a man over a land dispute.
Three death row prisoners were hanged in New Central Jail Bahawalpur. Death row convict Thanedar had killed his wife and father-in-law over a family dispute while two real brothers Ghulam Qadir and Ghulam Sarwar were also hanged in the same jail.
Qadir had killed his daughter and son-in-law with the help of his brother Ghulam Sarwar.
