WHEN a nation continues with colonial residues, it only has itself to blame. The Justice Project Pakistan’s new report shows a pause in executions since 2019 with a 20pc decline in death row prisoners. But Pakistan’s death row remains among the world’s most populous: 3,394 prisoners, including 18 women. A reflection of the ills that overpower the justice system, including flawed investigations and prosecution, delays and poor sentencing parameters, it conveys an urgent need to review the overreliance on capital punishment — a penalty this paper opposes. Punjab with 2,307 prisoners, including 13 women, accounts for almost 68pc of........

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