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| Victim's mother wants man hanged | Victim's mother wants man hanged |
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| The mother of a taxi driver in Pakistan said she will set herself on fire if a man from Leeds convicted of killing her son 18 years ago is not executed. | The mother of a taxi driver in Pakistan said she will set herself on fire if a man from Leeds convicted of killing her son 18 years ago is not executed. |
| The condemned man's brother cancelled a planned flight to Pakistan on Saturday after taking diplomatic advice. | |
| Victim Jamshed Khan's mother, Zarvari Bibi, said she only wanted justice. | Victim Jamshed Khan's mother, Zarvari Bibi, said she only wanted justice. |
| Mirza Hussain is due to be hanged on 31 December for murdering her son, after a religious court overturned his earlier acquittal by Pakistani civil judges. | Mirza Hussain is due to be hanged on 31 December for murdering her son, after a religious court overturned his earlier acquittal by Pakistani civil judges. |
| His death sentence could have been commuted if the victim's family had accepted a financial payment from the killer's relatives, but they have steadfastly refused. | His death sentence could have been commuted if the victim's family had accepted a financial payment from the killer's relatives, but they have steadfastly refused. |
| The case has been decided by all sides and that decision should be implemented Zarvari Bibi | The case has been decided by all sides and that decision should be implemented Zarvari Bibi |
| Speaking to the BBC for the first time, Mrs Bibi told correspondent Barbara Plett: "I visit the graveyard every day and spend the whole day sitting near his grave and return in the evening. | Speaking to the BBC for the first time, Mrs Bibi told correspondent Barbara Plett: "I visit the graveyard every day and spend the whole day sitting near his grave and return in the evening. |
| "God has done justice and it should be pursued and they should also provide justice. I demand it from them. | "God has done justice and it should be pursued and they should also provide justice. I demand it from them. |
| "They should do what is right and what is the will of God. | "They should do what is right and what is the will of God. |
| "The case has been decided by all sides and that decision should be implemented." | "The case has been decided by all sides and that decision should be implemented." |
| She explained she would take her own life if Mr Hussain is not hanged. | She explained she would take her own life if Mr Hussain is not hanged. |
| Personal passions | Personal passions |
| Mr Hussain's brother, Amjad Hussain, confirmed he had cancelled his trip and said the involvement of the taxi driver's family did nothing but "fuel the flames" of the case. | Mr Hussain's brother, Amjad Hussain, confirmed he had cancelled his trip and said the involvement of the taxi driver's family did nothing but "fuel the flames" of the case. |
| He told BBC News: "The Pakistani government has the responsibility of dealing with this, not the family. | He told BBC News: "The Pakistani government has the responsibility of dealing with this, not the family. |
| "This should not involve personal passions." | "This should not involve personal passions." |
| His brother's execution has been postponed several times - most recently from 1 November until New Year's Eve after representations from UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Prince of Wales, who is due to begin an official visit to Pakistan next week. | His brother's execution has been postponed several times - most recently from 1 November until New Year's Eve after representations from UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Prince of Wales, who is due to begin an official visit to Pakistan next week. |