KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a plea seeking suspension of a death penalty to accused of Safoora massacre till March 26. A reply was submitted by the counsel of the federation regarding suspension of the death penalty awarded by a military court. “Plea is not maintainable, Supreme Court should be contacted in this regard”, the federal government said in its response. The court after providing the copies of the reply submitted by the federal government to the applicants, deferred the hearing till March 26. Earlier a military court had awarded death sentences to five suspects involved in Safoora Goth massacre.

Source: Pakistan Today March 11, 2019 09:33 UTC