Two convicted brothers hanged in Sialkot jail

SIALKOT:-
Two brothers, convicted of killing six members of a family, were sent to the gallows here in district jail early Saturday morning. According to senior jail officials, both the brothers - Nasir Mehmood and Tahir Mehmood - had gunned down six persons of a family over an old enmity in village Aliabad, District Narowal in 2002, about 14 years ago. The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) had sentenced them to death. Later, the jail officials handed over the dead bodies to the heirs for burial after legal formalities.Staff Reporter

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