KARACHI: The Supreme Court has overturned a whopping 85 per cent of death sentences since December 2014, revealed data analysis by the Justice Project Pakistan (JPP). However, it added, despite a significant drop in the death row population, Pakistan’s use of the death penalty was among the harshest in the world, accounting for 26pc of the world’s death row, 13pc of global executions and 14pc of worldwide death sentences. In their latest report named ‘Counting the Condemned’ by the JPP — a non-governmental organisation working for prisoner’s rights — analysed Pakistan’s use of the death penalty and underscored the need for reforms. Mostly citing faulty investigations and mistrials, a special appellate bench — formed by the apex court to adjudicate murder appeals — overturned 467 death sentences in 546 appeals, the report found. Report reveals every fourth person on death row in the world is a Pakistani According to the JPP, since the six-year moratorium was lifte...
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