‘Mentally sick’ convict set be hanged on Nov 2

ISLAMABAD: Death warrant for a murder convict suffering from paranoid schizophrenia were issued on Wednesday, his lawyers said, after the Supreme Court ruled his condition was not a permanent mental disorder and therefore not legally relevant.

With his execution date set, Ali´s only hope of a reprieve is a pardon from President Mamnoon Hussain, who rejected an earlier mercy petition in May. Ali´s legal team filed a new petition last month.

As a last resort, Ali´s wife says that she is seeking forgiveness for her husband from the heirs of the murder victim, which could avert his execution under a feature of Islamic law. "We are trying to contact them, but they are never available to us. We are trying to set a meeting," Safia Bano said.