imageISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Tuesday stopped for two months implementation of capital punishment awarded to Abdul Basit, a paraplegic convict, and directed for an inquiry to determine his physical health.

The President issued directive due to the physical conditions of the convict whose body was affected by a disease.

The President observed that the standards of human rights should be maintained at all costs, said a press release.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2015

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