PAKISTAN: FIRST EXECUTION IN VEHARI JAIL

August 12, 2008: Vehari Jail officials in Pakistan hanged a man for murder, the first execution since the establishment of the jail. Prisons Department officials reported that Munir Ahmed killed Zakkaullah with the help of an accomplice, Ahmed Zargar, and buried the victim’s body in Ahmed’s courtyard. The culprit was presented in the Vehari Additional District Court Session Judge Javed Iqbal awarded him capital punishment in 2001. All attempts regarding settlements with the victim’s family failed. The man was executed in the presence of Vehari Jail Superintendent Muhammad Qadeer Alam, Jail Doctor Muhammad Javed Khalid and Magistrate Civil Judge Chuadhary Nasir Mehmood. Several other jail officials were also present at the execution. Tara Maseeh’s cousin, Sadiq Meseeh, hanged Ahmed till death. (Sources: Daily Times, 13/08/2008)