In October 2025, Justice Project Pakistan (JPP), in partnership with The University of Faisalabad (TUF), convened a two-day international conference titled “Reimagining Justice: Harmonizing Islamic Law and International Human Rights Standards on Capital Punishment” at TUF. The conference sought to reframe the discourse on capital punishment in Pakistan by engaging Islamic scholars, jurists, human rights experts and policymakers in a dialogue grounded in faith and justice. 

Discussions explored areas of convergence between Islamic principles and international legal obligations, emphasizing that both traditions uphold justice, mercy and evidentiary safeguards while calling for reform that narrows the scope of the death penalty in line with the protection of vulnerable groups.

Distinguished speakers included Dr. Qibla Ayaz (Judge, Shariat Appellate Bench Supreme Court of Pakistan), Justice (R) Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday (Supreme Court of Pakistan), Prof. Dr. Mohammad Habbash (Former Director of the Islamic Studies Centre, Damascus)  Ambika Satkunanathan (Former Commissioner, Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka), Denny LaBoeuf (Head of the Jon Adams Project, ACLU) and Prof. Dr. Same Ur Rehman (Dean Faculty of Law, TUF) among others, whose contributions enriched the discussion on harmonizing Pakistan’s capital punishment framework with both its constitutional and moral imperatives.

By creating a platform for academic and legal dialogue, the conference sought to advance reform efforts aimed at aligning Pakistan’s justice system with the principles of mercy, due process and accountability.