There's no publicly available exact figure for the number of hangmen (Jalad) in Pakistan's jails, but the focus is often on the large, overcrowded prison population (over 102,000 inmates in 2024) and the use of the death penalty, with some reports mentioning a backlog of execution warrants, indicating a potential need for executioners, though specific numbers remain undisclosed due to security and policy reasons.
How many headsmen (Jalad) are in Pakistan’s jail?
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