<p>A 101-year-old murder convict in Pakistan has sought an early release from jail citing several age-related ailments, a media report said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Mehndi Khan was 86 when a murder case was registered against him, <em>The Express Tribune</em> reported.</p>.<p>As the Home Department did not send any response, Khan approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking orders to the authorities for his early release.</p>.<p>On his petition, the LHC ordered the Home Department on July 15 to take a decision within three weeks.</p>.<p>Khan, lodged in Gujrat District Jail, is serving a life sentence handed to him in a murder case registered against him in 2006.</p>.<p>His counsel said that the petitioner was suffering from various ailments.</p>
<p>A 101-year-old murder convict in Pakistan has sought an early release from jail citing several age-related ailments, a media report said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Mehndi Khan was 86 when a murder case was registered against him, <em>The Express Tribune</em> reported.</p>.<p>As the Home Department did not send any response, Khan approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking orders to the authorities for his early release.</p>.<p>On his petition, the LHC ordered the Home Department on July 15 to take a decision within three weeks.</p>.<p>Khan, lodged in Gujrat District Jail, is serving a life sentence handed to him in a murder case registered against him in 2006.</p>.<p>His counsel said that the petitioner was suffering from various ailments.</p>