August 12, 2011 9:30 PM

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Pakistani soldier sentenced to death for killing unarmed man

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier has been sentenced to death for killing an unarmed man in an incident caught on videotape and broadcast on TV. Sarfaraz Shah, 22, was shot at point-blank range in Karachi in June. The anti-terrorism court in Karachi found the soldier Shahid Zafar guilty of the killing and sentenced six other men to life imprisonment. Judge Bashir Ahmed Khoso also fined Shahid Zafar 200,000 rupees. The judge ordered each of the other defendants – five paramilitaries and a civilian to pay 100,000 rupees in compensation to Sarfaraz Shah's family. The killing sparked public anger and increased complaints of brutality by the security forces.

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