Tag: #DeathSentence
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From Blasphemy to serial killings; Dire need for Islamic Shariah?
We witnessed the release of a Christian blasphemer Aasia in 2018, who was charged with a death sentence under the law of 295C, by the Supreme court of Pakistan in 2009. This raised questions on the credibility of the Rule of Justice in our country. Why then, was she kept in jail for ten years…
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More Fatalities From Corona in UK
London, Jan 6 (AFP/APP): Britain on Wednesday announced another 1,041 fatalities from the coronavirus, the first time the daily death toll has topped 1,000 since April and the outset of the pandemic. The latest tally means 77,346 people have now died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test — among the…
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Russian historian and Napoleon enthusiast Sentenced to Jail for the Murder of a Student Lover
Saint Petersbeg, Dec 25 (AFP/APP): A court in Saint Petersburg on Friday sentenced a Russian historian and Napoleon enthusiast to 12-and-a-half-years in jail for murdering and dismembering his young student lover last year. The trial, which spurred activists to voice growing anger over domestic abuse in Russia, began in June after delays due to the…
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Twitter Killer want to get Married before his Demise
Tokyo, Dec 19 (AFP/APP): A Japanese man dubbed the “Twitter killer” who was sentenced to death for the murders of nine people has reportedly said he will forgo an appeal against the verdict but wants to get married before his demise. On Tuesday a Tokyo court handed down the death penalty to Takahiro Shiraishi for…
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US President terms COVID-19 as “China” virus once again?
According to Baaghi TV, the Corona virus, which spread from China, has wreaked havoc around the world and so far, no one is safe from the novel, COVID-19. Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for US President Donald Trump, tested positive for Corona virus. President Trump wrote on the social networking site Twitter that Rudy Giuliani’s China…
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China teacher handed death sentence for poisoning children
Beijing, Sept 29 (AFP/APP):A kindergarten teacher in China has been sentenced to death for poisoning dozens of children in an act of revenge against a colleague that left one toddler dead. A court in the central Chinese province of Henan said Wang Yun put sodium nitrite into porridge being prepared for her colleague’s students, sickening…
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US: Killer sentenced to death after 2 decades with strange method of execution
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly set a date for the execution of a 63-year-old woman and her granddaughter two decades later. Liz Mand Mitchell, a 38-year-old member of the Navajo Nation, will be sentenced to death by the Justice Department on August 26, according to Reuters. It should be noted that this…
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Daniel Pearl case: Death sentence overturned
Karachi, 2nd April: It has been reported that the Pakistani defense lawyer has overturned the death sentence of the man convicted of killing US journalist Daniel Pearl. British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who has been in prison since 2002, has had his sentence reduced to seven years, said lawyer Khawaja Naveed. Three other men given…