Pakistani court paves way for execution of man with schizophrenia

Pakistan's Supreme Court has paved the way for the execution of a mentally ill prisoner by ruling that schizophrenia is not a mental disorder, according to an international rights group and a local defence lawyer.

Sara Bilal, a lawyer at Justice Project Pakistan, said the court ruling was issued yesterday with a statement on overturning the stay of execution for Imdad Ali, whose final appeal was rejected last year.