On the birthday of Benazir Bhutto this year,her party Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani has announced that death sentence would be abolished from this country.This announcement by PM has sent a wave of joy for all those waiting for death sentence for years .They do not count themselves in living beings nor in dead.This is the misery of this nation that most of these waiting are innocent.
Human rights watch has also pressured the new government for abolishing the death penalty.It is a bitter fact that America still maintains death penalty but there is also complete justice whereas in our country there are enormous complexities and class difference.Rich people exploit the poor for their evil interests.
Where this announcement of abolishing death penalty is welcomed by international groups and organizations,there is severe reaction in our religious and orthodox segment of society.They call it part of greater conspiracy against Islam and abolishing death penalty would mean a safe passage for the one denied to isalm’s fundamental basic of no more prophet.
Some people are saying that this is all done to give Musharraf a safe passage because there is strong belief that Musharraf will be tried after his removal from power.PPP government behavior is clear that Musharraf should be given a safe passage but PML-N has to decide which way this country is going to head because they represent the people of the biggest province of this country.