The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of a convict who murdered a woman and four
children. Convict Faisal had been found guilty of the murders of a woman, her three
children and a minor maid during a 2009 robbery in Peshawar. He was sentenced to death five times. The convict had filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against his death sentence, seeking for it to be converted to life imprisonment. Duri
ng proceedings, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Asif Saeed Khosa remarked that the woman and
children were killed to steal jewellery. “The
children were murdered so they do not become witnesses,” the top judge added. “The convict set fire to the house to hide the burglary,” he further remarked. The Khyber Pa
khtunkhwa government also opposed the appeal with the additional prosecut
or general stating that the murderer of five peop
le did not deserve any relief. He added that the convict had admitted to the murders in front of a magistrate.
Published in Daily Times, February 14th 2019.
