Imdad Ali was declared clinically insane after killing a cleric in 2002. Safia Bano, Mr Ali's wife, had appealed against her husband's conviction on the grounds that he was insane. But the court rejected the appeal on Friday, saying schizophrenia was "not a permanent mental disorder". A copy of the court verdict, obtained by the local Express Tribune said: "The prognosis has been improved with drugs, by vigorous psychological and social managements, and rehabilitation. "It [schizophrenia] is, therefore, a recoverable disease, which in all the cases, does not fall with the definition of 'mental disorder'." Mr Ali's lawyers say he does not understand crime or punishment, and his doctors say he is delusional, hears voices in his head, and suffers from a persecution complex. The United Nations says it would be a violation of international law to execute Imdad Ali. The American Psychological Association defines schizophrenia as "a serious mental illness characterised by incoherent or illogical thoughts, bizarre behaviour and speech, and delusions or hallucinations, such as hearing voices". In 2015, Pakistan ended a a seven-year death penalty suspension. The ruling means Mr Ali could be hanged as early as next week.
Delta Air Lines executives say they may consider offering no-frill seats to Europe to compete with a subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle. (Johan Nilsson / Associated Press) Hugo Martin Several major U.S. carriers offer no-frills airfares on domestic flights, but some airlines may be considering bare-bones fares for international routes to respond to stiff competition affordable flights to orlando florida from grand island ne from foreign rivals. Delta Air Lines , the nations second-largest carrier, is considering ultra-cheap fares on transatlantic routes to compete with rivals such as low-cost Norwegian Air International, a subsidiary of Norway-based Norwegian Air Shuttle, one of Europes biggest low-cost carriers. In an earnings conference call this week, Delta executives said revenue from transatlantic flights was down, partly because of competition from foreign low-cost carriers. The executivesdidnt name the carriers, but Delta and several other major U.S. carriers havepetitioned the U.S. Department of Transportation to halt Norwegian from flying tothe United Statesfrom a base in Ireland, claiming Norwegian is competing unfairly byskirting labor laws. Norwegian rejects such charges. The DOT has yet to issue a final decision on the matter, but has said it has found no evidence of labor law violations.
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