PM advises president to delay Saulat Mirza’s hanging for 30 days

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif has advised President Mamnoon Hussain to further delay the execution of death row prisoner Saulat Mirza by 30 days.
Death warrants were issued last week for the execution of the triple-murder death row convict to be carried out at 5:30am on April 1 at the Machh Jail in Balochistan. In an official letter, the prime minister hasIn an official letter, the prime minister has now advised the president to delay Saulat Mirza’s hanging by a further 30 days. Mirza is convicted of killing then KESC Managing Director Malik Shahid Hamid, his driver and guard.
Mirza’s hanging was previously postponed, after a video confession surfaced in which he alleged that he had received orders to assassinate Hamid from the MQM top leadership — just hours before his scheduled hanging.
In a video message from death cell on April 18, Saulat Mirza levelled serious allegations against the leadership of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). He alleged that he killed former KESC Director Shahid Hamid on the directives of Altaf Hussain.
Following the allegations, the government decided to re-open the murder case of the former KESC MD.Now, the authorities are seeking extension in his execution date to further investigate the matter.