Event Brief
SC upholds life sentence for acid attack, calls it worse
Filed: Jun 08, 2026 at 8:03 AM ET
Summary: Pakistan’s Supreme Court upheld a life sentence for an acid attack and said the offense is worse than murder.
WHO: Supreme Court of Pakistan
WHAT: Upheld a life sentence for a man convicted of throwing acid on a woman and ordered Rs1 million compensation.
WHEN: Jun 08, 2026 at 7:31 AM ET
WHERE: Faisalabad, Pakistan
WHY: The ruling responded to the appeal of Abdul Manan’s conviction and sentence for the September 4, 2019 acid attack.
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