Awami National Party (ANP) leader Shahi Syed on Thursday urged the government not to hasten the execution of death row inmate Saulat Mirza, stressing that the "masterminds behind such criminals" also need to be brought to justice.
"Nothing will be achieved by only punishing criminals like Ajmal Pahari and Saulat Mirza. The people behind such criminals also need to be brought to justice," ANP Sindh chief said in an interview with a private TV channel.
Syed said that countries spend millions to protect key witnesses, and urged the Pakistani government to also treat Mirza's case with similar care.
"This is not merely about the life of one man. Thousands of Urdu speaking and Pakhtoons have been killed in Karachi. All those who dared to speak up, their voices were silenced. We have witnessed all of this, there is nothing new in this for me," he said.
There can neither be peace in Karachi nor progress in Pakistan as long as the masterminds are not caught, he said.
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