RECORDER REPORT

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted a death row accused who had been languishing in jail for ten years.

A 3-judge bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa ordered release of Naveed who was sentenced to death by a trial court in a murder case. The judgment of the trial court had been upheld by Lahore High Court (LHC). The apex court bench led by Justice Khosa heard the case and ordered the release of the convict after giving him the benefit of doubt.