What a shame. Why is it always Pakistanis?.

But if you are a Sheikh and linked to royals, you can get away with everything. I recall a recent news article from Dawn.com about a Saudi Sheikh who abused his daghter and killed her and then walked away free. They are worst then animals and down right racists!

Another Pakistani bites the sand dust in search of So called "making quick bucks" knowingly embarking on a trip which was doomed from the moment he swallowed those Pills to take them to Saudi Arabia . I have no sympathy for him being beheaded , as he knowingly walked onto the gallows . Dozens and hundreds more from the Land of pures , will in the coming months and years , Unless this human trafficking cum drug smuggling is stopped at its very roots i.e. in the land of pures as Saudi will do what their laws have been laid out to do with the people who defies the rule of the land . Do not apply for a death Visa even on the pretext of going to the two holly mosques to perform your so called Omrah , when you know , you are destined to the gallows when caught with your hidden luggage onto yourself .

The argument has always been that by punishing alleged criminals who indulge in actions such as apostasy, rape, drug smuggling etc through beheading, there would be a decrease in the number of such incidents happening in the first place on account of the fear of repercussions created in the minds of the general public. In Saudi Arabia however, there seems to be no such correlation with the number of such crimes committed on a per capita basis with the severity of the crimes. A more practical and result oriented approach would be to educate the masses wherever they may be from prior to their arrival in foreign shores. Now the intricacies of such an approach can be worked out. People need to understand that it is not just mere liberal madness that calls for the stopping of capital punishment for more saner and productive forms which would make a real impact to the lives of the victims, the perpetrator and the community at large but also facts and statistics which shows that capital punishment has never gone on to solve any of the ills of society ever since the times of the Romans.

so sad to hear that...oh well

@Khalid: Can't say but many Afghans also carry Pakistani Passport. They look same like Pakistani

@Guest64: Recently a Saudi Islamic cleric Fayhan al-Ghamdi tortured, raped and murdered his 5 year old daughter and was given 8 years in prison sentence. It is time Pakistanis admit that they are treated like B-Grade Muslims in this kingdom of heaven.

This news I don't know how many times throughout my 52 year old life I have read. I started reading dawn in 1973 and since then I have read the news beheading of Pakistanis on Drug smuggling at least a few hundred times. When we will stop with the crimes we are committing. We have already spoiled our lives in our own country Why we are compelled to do the same to others.

@Oz: My friend, an unnamed prince who recently killed someone not named in his work force has been sentenced to death also.

@Khalid: It is not only Pakistanis. There are others too but more prominent among them are us.

Has the Saudis shared the evidence due to which they murdered 2 Pakistanis shared with Pak government?

fantastic. it is an example of flawless perfect justice system as laid out by the almighty.

I wouldn't even advise my worst enemy to go there ever.

Everyone has their own sharia. Saudis are no exception. Where in sharia it say death penalty for drugs and other offenses except murder?

@Khalid: because they are poor and adventurous and gullible with a family back home to take care of. they gambled with their life and lost. very very unfortunate.

@Khalid: How can you say it is always Pakistanis? Have you checked the nationalities of all the people hanged in Saudi Arabia? If not, please do not generalize! It is people like you who bring our country down!

@nasr: Drug smuggling is wide-spread. Every country has people who are in this business. Risk is minimal and payoffs are massive. If that was not the case, we wouldn't have so much drug being smuggled back and forth. The drugs from Afghanistan are sent all over the world. While I am not condoning their act, just because a few Pakistanis are caught smuggling drugs, we cannot say it is a major problem for Pakistanis. I think, proportionally, there are more American and Mexican smugglers, than Pakistanis.

Saudi law applies to 3 world and poor countries only. Hypocrisy at its Best.

Pals..I am from India, who have travelled extensively. Recently I have visited Saudi for business. Saw the way the South Asians are being treated. I would request the hard cores Talibans, LET etc to see how the muslim laborers are being treated in Saudi Arabia. I would like to share a shocking story about a sincere engineer who worked for a top company as QC. He rejected the quality of a valve which was not at par with required standards. He was initially threatened by the contracting company to approve the valve or else face the consequences. The plan of contracting company was to place drugs on this engineer's car and inform the police so that this poor guy will also beheaded. There is absolutely no proper investigation done in these type of cases and anybody can trap anyone with a small pouch of drugs. Many innocent people have lost their lives in Saudi!

@Hamid Ali Tabatabai: You r being generous. Try c or d grade

God is great. And laws seems to be fabulous. Saudi sheikh who raped and killed his own 5 year old daughter got 8 years in jail. But a poor gets gallows. I'm sure that man didn't risk his life for just money but due to some adversity,maybe his someone near -dear is ill .