KARACHI – Death row prisoner Shafqat Hussain was hanged till death in Central Jail Karachi on Tuesday morning and he before the death he claimed that police tortured him to make a false confession.
Death row prisoner Shafqat Hussain, who was found guilty of kidnapping and killing a child when he was appointed as security guard in 2004.
He said that police tortured me for making a false confession. Shafqat Hussain told that he became a victim of psychological pressure in jail.
“The first time I was told, I was very worried and perplexed. I felt very frustrated. At one point, I am told I am to die; the next thing I know, there is a stay. And I see a ray of hope. But then again, I am told I am going to die. You become a victim of psychological pressure,” he added.
H e expressed his wish to be buried him in the back of his uncle’s home.
Earlier, Capital punishment was awarded by the Islamabad High Court on May 11, 2015.
In 2004, Shafqat Hussain had killed a 7 years old child after kidnapping him. The stay order against the execution of death penalty has been discharged by the court
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