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Musharraf delays Pakistan-born Briton's execution |
2006-05-24 |
![]() Mirza Tahir Hussain, who is of Pakistani descent, had been set to face the gallows in early June until President Musharraf's intervention following appeals from the British government, European Parliament and the convicted man's family. Musharraf, in response to the appeal from the family, had ordered a one-month postponement from June 1, Tasnim Aslam, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, told Reuters. "During this time, they (Hussain's family) are to work out some mutually agreed arrangement with the family of the victim." Under the Islamic Shariat, heirs of a victim may pardon a murderer in return for |
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