British man's execution postponed in Pakistan

The execution of a British man on death row in a Pakistani jail has been postponed until the end of the year, a prison official said today.

British man's execution postponed in Pakistan
Thu, 19 Oct, 2006 - 13:21

The execution of a British man on death row in a Pakistani jail has been postponed until the end of the year, a prison official said today.

Mirza Tahir Hussain, aged 36, originally from Leeds, was convicted of murdering taxi driver Jamshed Khan in 1988 and has been in custody since then.

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