Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of drug smuggling, the 73rd execution in the kingdom so far

05 May 2015 :

Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of drug smuggling, the 73rd execution in the kingdom so far this year.
Shirin Khan was put to death in Riyadh province after being found guilty of smuggling heroin into the kingdom in swallowed balloons, the interior ministry said.

(Source: Daily Pakistan, May 1, 2015)

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