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| Pakistan carries out first execution in four years | Pakistan carries out first execution in four years |
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| Pakistan has carried out its first execution in four years, sparking criticism from human rights activists. | Pakistan has carried out its first execution in four years, sparking criticism from human rights activists. |
| The man who was hanged, Mohammed Hussain, was a soldier who was convicted and sentenced to death in 2009 for murdering one of his colleagues, said Abdullah Khan Niazi, an official at the jail in Mianwali city where Hussain was executed. | The man who was hanged, Mohammed Hussain, was a soldier who was convicted and sentenced to death in 2009 for murdering one of his colleagues, said Abdullah Khan Niazi, an official at the jail in Mianwali city where Hussain was executed. |
| It was the first execution since November 2008. The ruling Pakistan People's party had enforced an unofficial moratorium on executions since then. But President Asif Ali Zardari and the army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, rejected Hussain's mercy petition, said Niazi. | It was the first execution since November 2008. The ruling Pakistan People's party had enforced an unofficial moratorium on executions since then. But President Asif Ali Zardari and the army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, rejected Hussain's mercy petition, said Niazi. |
| The head of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Zohra Yusuf, criticised the execution, saying she hoped the government had not changed its policy. | The head of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Zohra Yusuf, criticised the execution, saying she hoped the government had not changed its policy. |
| She said the government might not have a choice because the matter involved soldiers, but added that she felt the moratorium should apply to both civilians and servicemen. | She said the government might not have a choice because the matter involved soldiers, but added that she felt the moratorium should apply to both civilians and servicemen. |
| Yusuf also urged the government to officially abolish the death sentence. | Yusuf also urged the government to officially abolish the death sentence. |
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