CAPITAL PUNISHMENT – PAKISTAN’S DILEMMA [with permission of author] I. Introduction: Capital punishment , also called death penalty , is defined as the execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense (Encyclopedia Britannica). Pre amble of the Constitution of Pakistan provides for international peace and happiness of the mankind. Constitution of Pakistan protects life, except in case of serious crimes. Article 4.2.(a) “no action detrimental to the life, liberty, body, reputation or property of any person shall be taken except in accordance with law;” In Pakistan, capital punishment is prescribed for over 27 different crimes, which include various forms of intentional murder [1] , treason [2] , blasphemy [3] , kidnapping or abduction [4] , rape [5] , procuration [6] and importation [7] for prostitution, assault on modesty of woman and stripping of her cloths [8] , drug smuggling [9] , arms trading [10] , and sab
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