FAISALABAD: A murder convict was hanged in Faisalabad’s Central Jail earlier this morning, Express News reported on Thursday.
Muhammad Afzal was convicted of murder over a property dispute in 1995.
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Security during the time of the hanging was high, with unauthorised persons given no access to the prison.
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Over 50 convicts have been hanged since the government lifted moratorium on death penalty last year, following the brutal attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar.
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