@pak.lawyers: Can a Death Sentence Be Converted into Life Imprisonment Due to Prolonged Delay? Under Pakistani law, prolonged incarceration of a death row prisoner while awaiting the execution of the sentence may, in appropriate circumstances, be considered a mitigating factor. The courts have the discretion to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment where an extraordinary delay causes severe mental agony and amounts to prolonged suffering. However, such relief depends on the facts of each case and is granted in accordance with the law and judicial precedents. #PakistanLaw #DeathPenalty #LifeImprisonment #SupremeCourt #LegalAwareness

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