Pakistan Postpones Briton?s Execution
Shaveta Bansal - All Headline News Contributor
Islamabad, Pakistan (AHN) – Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has granted a one month extension on the execution of Briton, Mirza Tahir Hussain, who had been held for 18 years for the murder of a taxi driver. Following string campaigning by Hussain’s brother and appeal from British government, President granted the stay, says AFP. Hussain’s brother Amjad Hussain told BBC news that Pakistani High Commissioner had telephoned him about the indefinite postponement. Amjad said his brother was innocent as the 1988 murder was a consequence of self defense. A government official in Islamabad said Musharraf had postponed the execution to allow Hussain's family to settle the issue under Islamic law with the relatives of the dead man which usually involves the payment of "blood money" to the victim's family.
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