-1428468934.jpg "Pakistan: Death row convict executed in Balochistan's Machh Jail")
Pakistan: Death row convict executed in Balochistan's Machh Jail
According to reports, this was first execution carried out in the province n seven years.
"According to prison authorities, death row inmate Amir Hamza murdered a person over a trivial matter back in 1995," Geo News reported.
He was awarded capital punishment in 2004 and his plea for pardon was dismissed by President Mamnoon Hussain on Mar 30 .
At least 60 convicts have been executed since that move was made by the government.
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