Army chief approves death sentences for 11 terrorists
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday conirmed the death sentences of 11 terrorists involved in ‘heinous’ offences, a press release issued by the Inter-services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
The 11 have been handed down sentences for attacking armed forces personnel, law enforcement agencies (Le as ), destroying educational institutions and killing innocent civilians. Arms and explosives were also recovered from them.
In total, the convicts are involved in the killing of 69 people including 49 civilians; and 20 security and police oficials and injuring 148 others. Arms and explosives were also recovered from them. All of them were tried by special military courts. Besides, four other convicts have been awarded imprisonment.
The statement said that all 11 convicts confessed in trial courts and were handed death sentences. They belonged to a proscribed organization. They included Ai null ah, nai kw ali, faz alma nan, rehm at Zada, Zaid Muhammad, Naimatullah, Maseen Zada, Muhammad Rehman, Azmatullah, Muhammad Raqeem and Ikram Khan.
Ainullah abetted a terrorist commander by designing a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device to attack Suekarno Chowk, Peshawar, which resulted in the death of 48 people and injured 109 others.
Naik Wali was involved in attacking armed forces resulting in deaths of Lieutenant Umer Javed, Subedar Muhammad Mohsin, Havildar Amir Muhammad along with three soldiers and injured 14 others. Fazal Manan abetted suicide bomber Shina Fiazullah to attack Saddar Police Station Kohat which resulted in the deaths of Constable Khurshid Ahmed, Constable Muhammad Noor, Constable Fayazul Husnain and injured ive others.