Pak ends death penalty moratorium in terror cases

December 17, 2014 19:50

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today lifted a self-imposed moratorium on death penalty in terror related cases, a day after ruthless Taliban militants massacred at least 132 students and 16 staffers at an army-run school in Peshawar.

Prime Minister Sharif told an All Parties Conference here that the moratorium on death penalty has been lifted.

"Yesterday's incident is extremely tragic," he told the political leaders.

"These sacrifices will not go wasted and we all want complete elimination of terrorism from Pakistan."

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