ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif once again requested to President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain to postpone execution of death-row convict and target killer Saulat Mirza for further 30 days.
According to reports, the delayed request was sent to the president for in view to pave way for further investigations.
A notice was sent by Prime Minister Nawaz to President Mamnoon Hussain to halt the hanging of Mirza which had been finalised earlier for April 1.
Just hours before his execution, Saulat Mirza had alleged in a supposed video confession that he killed former KESC Director Shahid Hamid on the directives of party chief Altaf Hussain.
Initially on Mirza’s hanging had been deferred by 90 days but it was decided later that it has been stayed for another 30 days to initiate investigations into the allegations in the video.
On March 24, death warrants were reissued by an anti-terrorism court where it was decided that Saulat will be executed on April 1 at 5:30am in Mach Jail, Balochistan.
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