SAHIWAL: A death row convict was hanged in Central jail Sahiwal in Wednesday’s wee hours.
The murder convict Abdul Majeed was hanged in Sahiwal for killing two persons in 2001.
His body was handed over its family members after legal formalities.
It is pertinent to mention here that, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lifted the moratorium on the death penalty on December 17, 2014, a day after Taliban gunmen attacked a school and killed 134 students and 19 adults. The killings put pressure the government to do more to tackle the insurgency. Since then more than 250 death row prisoners, including terrorists and murderers have been hanged in various jails of the country.
