The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its ruling on a set of review petitions against execution of convicts suffering from mental illnesses. — Photo courtesy SC website/File
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its ruling on a set of review petitions instituted by the Punjab government and some mentally sick death row prisoners against execution of convicts suffering from mental illnesses, including schizophrenia.
Before closing the proceedings, however, a five-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik solicited opinion of all the provincial governments and the federal government on whether or not they would support the contention that a convict suffering from mental illness should not be executed.