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<\/a><\/p>\nHanging<\/h3>\n
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Executions in 2017<\/h2>\n
So far, at least 11<\/strong> people have been executed (as of April 2017).<\/p>\n 87<\/strong>\u00a0executions were carried out in 2016.<\/p>\n At least 325<\/strong> executions were\u00a0carried out in 2015.<\/p>\n Aftab Bahadur<\/a> was sentenced to death as a child. Despite clear evidence of his innocence, and in violation of international and Pakistani law, Aftab was\u00a0executed on Wednesday 10th June 2015 in the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n At the age of 15, Aftab was sentenced to death by hanging even though he was a child. His conviction was largely based on testimony from two witnesses, who later recanted their statements which had also been extracted through torture.<\/p>\n During his time on death row, Aftab turned to poetry and art, and spent much of his time painting signs for the Kot Lakhpat Jail that held him.<\/p>\nExecutions in 2016<\/h2>\n
Executions in 2015<\/h2>\n
Notable executions<\/h2>\n
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