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Death penalty 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Pakistan abolishes the death penalty for drug offences

The Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2023 removed death as a possible sentence under the federal drug law, leaving life imprisonment as the maximum punishment.[1][2]

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References

  1. National Assembly of Pakistan — Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2023archived
  2. Harm Reduction International — The Death Penalty for Drug Offences, Global Overview 2024archived

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