LAHORE: Five death murder convicts were sent to gallows in different jails of Punjab on early Wednesday.
Three death row prisoners were executed in Gujrat’s District Jail. The prisoners include Shafeeq Ahmed, Suleman and Younis Shah.
Shafeeq and Suleman killed a 12-year child in 1998. Meanwhile, Younis assassinated his rival in 2002.
A murder convict Rana Muhammed Aslam was hanged in Central Jail in Dera Ghazi Khan. He was meted out this penalty for killing his wife in 1996.
In Faisalabad, a murder convict, Ghulam Mustafa was sent to gallows in Central Jail at dawn. Ghulam Mustafa took life of his rival in 2001.
Another death row convict, Imran Bashir was removed from the gallows over reconciliation with the aggrieved party. Imran Bashir killed his rival in Chak Jhumra in 2000