Germany has condemned Pakistan's decision to execute 500 extremists in the coming weeks.
The comments by Germany’s deputy foreign minister spokeswoman Sawsan Chebli on Monday come after Pakistan's decision to execute imprisoned militants after a Taliban attack that killed 142 people, mostly children, in the city of Peshawar last week.
"I want to point out the moratorium implemented by Pakistan in 2008 is the best way," Chebli said.
Chebli added: "At this point, as underlined many times before, the death penalty is an inhuman and cruel way of punishment."
German policy remains opposed to the death penalty.
Pakistan imposed the moratorium on capital punishment following reported pressure from the European Union; however, the country has lifted the de facto ban after the deadly army-run school attack in Peshawar.
Two Taliban commanders were executed in the city of Faisalabad on Friday; four more were executed in the same city on Sunday afternoon.
Germany slams Pakistan's move to execute 500 militants, 22 December 2014