A Pakistani court has awarded death sentences three times to a person convicted of killing a nine-year-old girl after raping her.
Anti-Terrorism Court (Bahawalpur) Judge Khalid Mahmood Ranjah yesterday also sentenced Muhammad Hanif to seven years rigorous imprisonment along with Rs 520,000 fine.
The convict will face one year and nine months addition in prison if he fails to pay the fine.
Hanif had killed the minor girl after raping her over two years ago in Bahawlpur district, some 400 kilometres from here.