Two convicts were hanged separately in Haripur (KPK)and Lahore (Punjab) on Wednesday. A 45-year-old child rapist, Jehanzeb, a resident of Charkha Khel, was hanged in Central Jail Haripur. He was sentenced to death by Shariah Court for sexually assaulting and murdering his minor sister-in-law in 1998. His body was later handed over to his relatives. A man charged with a triple homicide was hanged in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail at 4:30AM on Wednesday. According to jail sources, Ashraf was charged with murdering three women – Ayesha, Deeba, and Mariyam – in the Masti Gate area in 2002 over a marriage dispute. Their death warrants had been issued two days ago and a last meeting with their relatives was also arranged then. Their bodies were later handed over to his relatives after confirmation of Medical officer.One death row prisoner was hanged in Multan central prison on Tuesday who had killed his foe in 2001 and Session court awarded him death sentence which was upheld by the superior courts and President of Pakistan also rejected his clemency appeal.
