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Murder convict sent to gallows in Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR: A murder convict was hanged to death at New Central Jail in Bahawalpur here early on Tuesday, Geo News reported.Death row prisoner Looney Khan had killed his brother-in-law in 2000.Jail...

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April 14, 2015

Murder convict sent to gallows in Bahawalpur
BAHAWALPUR: A murder convict was hanged to death at New Central Jail in Bahawalpur here early on Tuesday, Geo News reported.

Death row prisoner Looney Khan had killed his brother-in-law in 2000.

Jail sources said Khan was sent to gallows in the wee hours of Tuesday.
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