Executions[/caption]Just as some places in the United States are questioning the efficacy of the death penalty in reducing the crime rate, Pakistan has reinstituted it.
This year, for example, Washington State has been gathering support against the death penalty, with many people signing on to support its abolition.
While many nations of the world have ended the practice of capital punishment, and it has been shown that reinstatement of capital punishment is rare after a country or region has ended the practice, the new government of Pakistan has announced its reinstatement in order to curb crime.
There are about 400 individuals on death row at the present time. All executions must be approved of by the new President.
Advocacy groups have reacted strongly to Pakistan’s reinstatement of the death penalty. “As long as the death penalty is in place, the risk of executing innocent people can never be eliminated,” rights group Amnesty International said.
