Pakistan executes man who, aged 14, killed another child

A Pakistani man has been executed for killing a seven-year-old boy in 2004, when he himself was 14 years old.

Pakistan executes man who, aged 14, killed another child

A Pakistani man has been executed for killing a seven-year-old boy in 2004, when he himself was 14 years old.

Shafqat Hussain was hanged shortly before dawn on Tuesday at a Karachi prison. His relatives were allowed to visit him for the last time on Monday evening.

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