British man campaigns to freeze death penalty in Pakistan

The landmark case of Mirza Tahir Hussain made headlines all over the world when he escaped a death sentence thanks to a campaign led by his brother Amjad. In what was widely regarded as a miscarriage of justice, Mirza, from Leeds, was jailed in Pakistan for the murder of a taxi driver and sentenced to death. Now Amjad Hussain, the father-of-four from Leeds, who saved his brother from execution, is trying to ensure the freeze on the death penalty in Pakistan, that his campaigning led to, remains in place.

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