ISLAMABAD: JUI-F General Secretary Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri has said that a moratorium on death penalty is encouraging terrorists and has limited counter-terrorism actions in the country.
Speaking at a press conference here on Tuesday, Maulana Haidri, who is Minister of State for Postal Services, condemned the terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar and said the state had no right to suspend the death penalty.
`Only a victim`s kin has the right to pardon the killer with or without taking compensation.
This is an Islamic way of justice and being an ideological state Pakistan should have Islamic laws,` he said.The JUI-F leader said terrorists did not fear the writ of law only because the punishment for heinous crimes like murder and terrorism was practically negligible.
`What we need is to hang the culprits involved in terrorist activities,` he said, adding: `What is the duty of security and intelligence agencies? Reaction to the Zarb-i-Azb military operation was expected.
We are in a state of war and the preparation should also be up to that level.
He also lashed out at the PTIled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and said: `What else can we expect from (Chief Minister) Pervez Khattak and his cabinet members who are always found in Islamabad.
