Pubdate: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 Source: Associated Press Copyright: 1999 Associated Press PAKISTANI BEHEADED FOR SMUGGLING JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) A Pakistani man was beheaded today in Saudi Arabia for trying to smuggle drugs into the country, an Interior Ministry statement said. Gholam Abbas Ali Nawaz was executed by sword in the western city of Mecca after noon prayers for trying to enter the country with an unspecified amount of heroin, the statement said. Eleven people have been executed so far this year. Last year, 29 people were beheaded. Saudi Arabia's Islamic courts impose death sentences for murder, rape, drug trafficking and armed robbery. Executions usually are carried out with a sword in public. Human rights groups have criticized the executions, claiming suspects generally do not receive fair trials, are denied lawyers and do not have the right to appeal. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake