'Terrorism' too widely defined in Anti Terrorism Act, says SC; recommends Parliament bring changes
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a judgment reviewing the meaning and scope of the term 'terrorism' as defined in the Anti Terrorism Act, 1997 and recommended that Parliament bring changes to the current understanding of the term, which is "too wide".
The 59-page judgment was authored by Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa.
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- Date of Publication
- Sep 26, 2016
Abbas
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Multan: 30° 9′ 36″ N, 71° 28′ 43″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 21, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abd-ul-Rehman
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Faisalabad: 31° 23′ 18″ N, 73° 10′ 59″ E
- Date of Execution
- Aug 8, 2017
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 13
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abdul Basit
- Gender
- Male
- Is this person physically disabled?
- Yes
- Current Status
- On death row
- Jail
- Central Jail, Faisalabad: 31° 23′ 18″ N, 73° 10′ 59″ E
Abdul Ghaffar
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Multan: 30° 9′ 36″ N, 71° 28′ 43″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 23, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abdul Ghafoor
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Vehari: 30° 3′ 9″ N, 72° 21′ 18″ E
- Date of Execution
- Apr 29, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abdul Haq
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Sahiwal: 30° 40′ 11″ N, 73° 5′ 21″ E
- Date of Execution
- Apr 16, 2019
- Type of Court
- Anti-Terrorism Court
Abdul Jabbar
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Gujranwala: 32° 9′ 54″ N, 74° 11′ 42″ E
- Date of Execution
- Apr 16, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Abdul Jabbar Alias Bhoopa
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Mianwali: 32° 35′ 11″ N, 71° 33′ 32″ E
- Date of Execution
- Apr 11, 2019
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abdul Khaliq
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Lahore (Kot Lakhpat Jail): 31° 26′ 50″ N, 74° 20′ 7″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 27, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abdul Majeed
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Prison, Dera Ghazi Khan: 30° 2′ 48″ N, 70° 37′ 52″ E
- Date of Execution
- Oct 27, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abdul Majeed
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Sahiwal: 30° 40′ 11″ N, 73° 5′ 21″ E
- Date of Execution
- Dec 23, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abdul Majeed S/o Ghulam Hussain
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Prison, Dera Ghazi Khan: 30° 2′ 48″ N, 70° 37′ 52″ E
- Date of Execution
- Feb 9, 2016
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 13
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abdul Qayyum
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Sahiwal: 30° 40′ 11″ N, 73° 5′ 21″ E
- Date of Execution
- Aug 18, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abdul Rashid alias Malaki Barani.
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Multan: 30° 9′ 36″ N, 71° 28′ 43″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jun 18, 2019
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 14
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abdul Rauf
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Jhelum: 32° 56′ 44″ N, 73° 44′ 18″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jun 16, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Abdul Razzaq Chohan
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Prison, Sukkur: 27° 40′ 3″ N, 68° 50′ 53″ E
- Date of Execution
- Mar 25, 2015
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 12
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abdul Rehman
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Rawalpindi (Adiala Jail): 33° 29′ 16″ N, 73° 2′ 25″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jun 2, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abdul Samad (alias Samar John)
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Lahore (Kot Lakhpat Jail): 31° 26′ 50″ N, 74° 20′ 7″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jul 31, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Abdul Sami
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Lahore (Kot Lakhpat Jail): 31° 26′ 50″ N, 74° 20′ 7″ E
- Date of Execution
- Oct 15, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abdul Sattar
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Mianwali: 32° 35′ 11″ N, 71° 33′ 32″ E
- Date of Execution
- Mar 19, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abdul Sattar
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Vehari: 30° 3′ 9″ N, 72° 21′ 18″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 27, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Abdul Shakoor
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Bahawalpur: 29° 24′ 31″ N, 71° 41′ 22″ E
- Date of Execution
- Sep 10, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Abid Maqsud
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Sialkot: 32° 30′ 22″ N, 74° 31′ 48″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jun 9, 2015
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 18
- Type of Court
- Anti-Terrorism Court
Adeel Shahzad
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Faisalabad: 31° 23′ 18″ N, 73° 10′ 59″ E
- Date of Execution
- Apr 12, 2016
- Type of Court
- Anti-Terrorism Court
Afsar Ali
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Mianwali: 32° 35′ 11″ N, 71° 33′ 32″ E
- Date of Execution
- Oct 21, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Aftab Ahmed
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Attock: 33° 46′ 39″ N, 72° 22′ 12″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jul 29, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Aftab Bahadur
- Gender
- Male
- Was this person juvenile at the time of the alleged crime?
- Yes
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Lahore (Kot Lakhpat Jail): 31° 26′ 50″ N, 74° 20′ 7″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jun 10, 2015
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 22
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Ahmed Ali
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Unknown: 30° 14′ 6″ N, 70° 30′ 38″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 17, 2017
- Type of Court
- Military Court
Ahmed Din
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Jhang: 31° 16′ 33″ N, 72° 19′ 27″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jul 29, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Ahmed Khan
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Lahore (Kot Lakhpat Jail): 31° 26′ 50″ N, 74° 20′ 7″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 16, 2015
- Type of Court
- Anti-Terrorism Court
Ahmed Nawaz
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Mianwali: 32° 35′ 11″ N, 71° 33′ 32″ E
- Date of Execution
- Mar 18, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Aijaz alias Jajji
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Gujranwala: 32° 9′ 54″ N, 74° 11′ 42″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 21, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Ajmal alias Pathar
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Bahawalpur: 29° 24′ 31″ N, 71° 41′ 22″ E
- Date of Execution
- Sep 2, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Akhtar Ali
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Bahawalpur: 29° 24′ 31″ N, 71° 41′ 22″ E
- Date of Execution
- Dec 15, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Akhtar Hussain
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Multan: 30° 9′ 36″ N, 71° 28′ 43″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jul 28, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Akram
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Sahiwal: 30° 40′ 11″ N, 73° 5′ 21″ E
- Date of Execution
- Oct 3, 2015
- Type of Court
- Anti-Terrorism Court
Akram Waheed
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Multan: 30° 9′ 36″ N, 71° 28′ 43″ E
- Date of Execution
- Oct 13, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Akram-ul-Haq
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Attock: 33° 46′ 39″ N, 72° 22′ 12″ E
- Date of Execution
- Mar 31, 2015
- Type of Court
- Anti-Terrorism Court
Akseer
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Attock: 33° 46′ 39″ N, 72° 22′ 12″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 28, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Aleeq Shah
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Attock: 33° 46′ 39″ N, 72° 22′ 12″ E
- Date of Execution
- Oct 20, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Ali Ahmed Arif
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Multan: 30° 9′ 36″ N, 71° 28′ 43″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jan 7, 2015
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 13
- Type of Court
- Anti-Terrorism Court
Ali Gul
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Machh: 29° 52′ 20″ N, 67° 20′ 33″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jul 29, 2016
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Ali Raza
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Haripur: 33° 58′ 50″ N, 72° 55′ 7″ E
- Date of Execution
- Apr 28, 2016
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Ali Sher
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Bahawalpur: 29° 24′ 31″ N, 71° 41′ 22″ E
- Date of Execution
- Oct 24, 2017
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Allah Ditta
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Faisalabad: 31° 25′ 54″ N, 73° 4′ 29″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jun 16, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Allah Ditta
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Multan: 30° 9′ 36″ N, 71° 28′ 43″ E
- Date of Execution
- Apr 14, 2016
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Allah Ditta
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Lahore (Kot Lakhpat Jail): 31° 26′ 50″ N, 74° 20′ 7″ E
- Date of Execution
- Sep 16, 2015
- Type of Court
- Anti-Terrorism Court
Allah Ditta
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Jhang: 31° 16′ 33″ N, 72° 19′ 27″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jan 20, 2016
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Allah Rakha
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Lahore (Kot Lakhpat Jail): 31° 26′ 50″ N, 74° 20′ 7″ E
- Date of Execution
- Apr 21, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Altaf
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Multan: 30° 9′ 36″ N, 71° 28′ 43″ E
- Date of Execution
- Feb 10, 2016
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 21
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Amanullah
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Mianwali: 32° 35′ 11″ N, 71° 33′ 32″ E
- Date of Execution
- Aug 5, 2015
- Type of Court
- Anti-Terrorism Court
Amanullah
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Haripur: 33° 58′ 50″ N, 72° 55′ 7″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jan 23, 2018
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 9
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Ameer Hamza
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Machh: 29° 52′ 20″ N, 67° 20′ 33″ E
- Date of Execution
- Apr 8, 2015
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 11
- Type of Court
- Anti-Terrorism Court
Amir Abdullah
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Sargodha: 32° 4′ 22″ N, 72° 39′ 49″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 28, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Amir Bahadur
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Haripur: 33° 58′ 50″ N, 72° 55′ 7″ E
- Date of Execution
- Mar 28, 2017
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 10
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Amjad Ali
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Attock: 33° 46′ 39″ N, 72° 22′ 12″ E
- Date of Execution
- Aug 19, 2015
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 14
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Amjad Ali
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Attock: 33° 46′ 39″ N, 72° 22′ 12″ E
- Date of Execution
- Oct 20, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Amjad Ali
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Sargodha: 32° 4′ 22″ N, 72° 39′ 49″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 26, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Amjad Ali
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Sargodha: 32° 4′ 22″ N, 72° 39′ 49″ E
- Date of Execution
- Nov 6, 2019
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 14
- Type of Court
- Anti-Terrorism Court
Amnesty: Lowest number of prisoners executed in 2018
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At least 690 prisoners were executed in 20 countries in 2018, marking a 31 percent fall from at least 993 the previous year, according to Amnesty International that reported the fewest deaths by capital punishment in at least a decade.
A total of 2,531 death sentences were also imposed in 54 countries last year, decreasing from 2,591 recorded worldwide in 2017 according to a report published on Wednesday by the UK-based rights group that hailed the significant decline in global executions.
As in previous years, China, where figures believed to be in the thousands are classified as a state secret, remained the most prolific executor, Amnesty said, followed by Iran, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Iraq - accounting for 78 percent of total reported executions.
"It's very encouraging that known executions were the lowest at the end of 2018, but it is challenging to define clear reasons for the decreases and whether these reductions will be sustained in the coming years," Oluwatosin Popoola, Amnesty International adviser on the death penalty, told Al Jazeera.
- Keywords
- Death row
Ansar Iqbal
- Gender
- Male
- Was this person juvenile at the time of the alleged crime?
- Yes
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Sargodha: 32° 4′ 22″ N, 72° 39′ 49″ E
- Date of Execution
- Sep 29, 2015
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 19
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Anwar Ahmed
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Toba Tek Singh: 30° 56′ 14″ N, 72° 26′ 40″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 26, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Anwar ali
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Kohat: 33° 30′ 30″ N, 71° 26′ 0″ E
- Date of Execution
- Mar 9, 2017
- Type of Court
- Military Court
Anwar alias Anwari
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Attock: 33° 46′ 39″ N, 72° 22′ 12″ E
- Date of Execution
- Sep 5, 2018
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 10
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Anwar Khan/ Noor Khan
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Sahiwal: 30° 40′ 11″ N, 73° 5′ 21″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jan 20, 2016
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Anwar Shamim
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Lahore (Kot Lakhpat Jail): 31° 26′ 50″ N, 74° 20′ 7″ E
- Date of Execution
- Oct 15, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Anwarul Haq
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Multan: 30° 9′ 36″ N, 71° 28′ 43″ E
- Date of Execution
- Apr 13, 2016
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Aqeel Ahmad alias Dr Usman s/o Nazir Ahmad
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Faisalabad: 31° 25′ 54″ N, 73° 4′ 29″ E
- Date of Execution
- Dec 19, 2014
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 9
- Type of Court
- Military Court
Arshad Mahmood
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Jhelum: 32° 56′ 44″ N, 73° 44′ 18″ E
- Date of Execution
- Sep 2, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Arshad Mehboob
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail Mirpur: 33° 7′ 51″ N, 73° 45′ 1″ E
- Date of Execution
- Feb 12, 2019
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Arshad Mehmood s/o Meharban
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Faisalabad: 31° 25′ 54″ N, 73° 4′ 29″ E
- Date of Execution
- Dec 19, 2014
- Time Spent on Death Row
- 9
- Type of Court
- Military Court
Asad Mehmood Khan
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Attock: 33° 46′ 39″ N, 72° 22′ 12″ E
- Date of Execution
- Mar 18, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Asghar
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Bahawalpur: 29° 24′ 31″ N, 71° 41′ 22″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jun 16, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Asghar Ali
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Sargodha: 32° 4′ 22″ N, 72° 39′ 49″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 3, 2016
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Asghar Khan
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Unknown: 30° 14′ 6″ N, 70° 30′ 38″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 11, 2017
- Type of Court
- Military Court
Asghar Khan
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Unknown: 30° 14′ 6″ N, 70° 30′ 38″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 17, 2017
- Type of Court
- Military Court
Asgher
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Prison, Dera Ghazi Khan: 30° 2′ 48″ N, 70° 37′ 52″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jun 16, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Ashfaq s/o Ali Muhammad
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Faisalabad: 31° 25′ 54″ N, 73° 4′ 29″ E
- Date of Execution
- Sep 16, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Ashiq Hussain
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Multan: 30° 9′ 36″ N, 71° 28′ 43″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jul 25, 2019
Ashraf
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Gujranwala: 32° 9′ 54″ N, 74° 11′ 42″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jun 16, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown
Ashraf
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Sahiwal: 30° 40′ 11″ N, 73° 5′ 21″ E
- Date of Execution
- Sep 1, 2015
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Ashraf Noor
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Lahore (Kot Lakhpat Jail): 31° 26′ 50″ N, 74° 20′ 7″ E
- Date of Execution
- Jun 19, 2019
- Type of Court
- District and Sessions Court
Asif alias Bholo
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- Central Jail, Gujranwala: 32° 9′ 54″ N, 74° 11′ 42″ E
- Date of Execution
- Apr 10, 2018
- Type of Court
- Anti-Terrorism Court
Asif Zeb
- Gender
- Male
- Current Status
- Executed
- Jail
- District Jail, Faisalabad: 31° 25′ 54″ N, 73° 4′ 29″ E
- Date of Execution
- May 26, 2015
- Type of Court
- Unknown