DESERVING NO MERCY

THE killer of innocent eight-year-old Zainab Fatima Ameen Ansari should be hanged publicly to send a loud and clear message to the criminals across the country (“Zainab’s killer to be hanged on Oct.17,” Oct.13, The Gulf Today).

The whole nation is still in shock because of the heinous crime committed by Imran Ali in Zainab Fatima Ameen Ansari’s case.

It is a good decision by the President of Pakistan Arif Alvi who rejected convicted Imran Ali’s appeal for clemency in the Zainab case — Imran Ali had raped and killed eight-year-old Zainab Fatima Ameen Ansari in Kasur district, Punjab province — and he will be sent to the gallows on Oct.17.

The Anti-terrorism Court on Feb.17 had given him four counts of the death penalty, one life term, a 7-year jail term and Rs4.1 million in ines. The four death penalties were for kidnapping, raping and murdering Zainab, and for committing an act of terrorism punishable under Section 7 of the Anti Terrorism Act (ATA).

I am glad to know that the family of Zainab is going to get justice. In Pakistan the matter of children being kidnapped has become very serious these days. The present civilian government should look into the serious issue and take necessary action against the gang of kidnappers who have now become a bigger threat to the society. Usman Ghani

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