Army Chief signs death warrants of another 12 'hardcore' terrorists
Militants were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism.
RAWALPINDI (Web Desk) - Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif today (Thursday) confirmed death sentences awarded to another twelve hardcore terrorists, who were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism, including breaking of Bannu Jail, attacks on Armed Forces, Law Enforcement Agencies and civilians, the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) reported.
Terrorists including Muhammad Arbi, Rafiullah, Qari Asif Mehmood, Shawaleh, Muhammad Zeeshan, Nasir Khan, Shoukat Ali, Imdadullah, Muhammad Umar, Sabir Shah, Khandan and Anwar Ali were tried by military courts.
According to ISPR, Muhammad Arbi S/O Hafiz Muhammad Sadiq was an active member of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He was involved in abetting attack on Bannu Jail, owing to which large number of terrorists managed to escape from the jail and also caused injuries to police constables and soldiers.
“He was also involved in attacking Law Enforcement Agency which caused death and injuries to soldiers. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 3 charges and awarded death sentence,” the ISPR stated.
Terrorists Rafi Ullah S/O Muhammad Miskeen and Qari Asif Mehmood S/O Muhammad Anwar were active members of Sepah-e-Sahaba. They were involved in abetting the murder of Syed WaqarHaider and causing injury to Abdul SattarTahir in Lahore. Rafiullah was tried on 2 charges while Qari Asif was tried on 4 charges and awarded death sentence.
Shawaleh S/O Gul Khan was an active member of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. He was involved in attacking Law Enforcement Agency which caused death and injuries to soldiers. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 3 charges and awarded death sentence.
Muhammad Zeeshan S/O Abdul Qayyum Khan was an active member of Al-Qaida. He was involved in attacking Armed Forces which resulted in death and injuries to soldiers. He admitted his offence before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried and awarded death sentence.
The ISPR said that Nasir Khan S/O Khan Afsar Khan was an active member of Al-Qaida. He was involved in attacking Armed Forces which resulted in death and injuries to soldiers. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 3 charges and awarded death sentence.
Another terrorist Shoukat Ali S/O Abdul Jabbar was an active member of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. He was involved in attacking Law Enforcement Agency and Armed Forces which resulted in death and injuries to soldiers. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 5 charges and awarded death sentence.
TTP members Imdad Ullah S/O Abdul Wajid and Muhammad Umar S/O Saida Jan were involved in destruction of an educational institutions and attacking Law Enforcement Agency which resulted in death and injuries to soldiers. Both admitted their offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. They was tried on 5 charges and awarded death sentences.
Sabir Shah S/O Syed Ahmed Shah was an active member of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. He was involved in attacking Armed Forces which resulted in death of soldiers. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 3 charges and awarded death sentence.
Khandan S/O Dost Muhammad Khan was an active member of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. He was involved in attacking Armed Forces which resulted in death and injuries to soldiers. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 3 charges and awarded death sentence.
TTP militant Anwar Ali S/O FazalGhani was involved in attacking Armed Forces which resulted in death and injuries to soldiers. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 3 charges and awarded death sentence.
Banned outfits‘ operatives were tried by military courts which were established unanimously by the Parliament after attack on Army Public School (APS) Peshawar.
Earlier on January 1, General Raheel Sharif had signed death warrants of nine terrorists involved in attacks on Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Headquarters in Multan, Parade Lane and offices of the law enforcers.
On December 29, four militants were hanged in the northwestern garrison town of Kohat for assisting in suicide attacks and bombings. All four were sentenced by military court in April 2015.
On December 2, terrorists involved in attack on the army-run school in Peshawar were hanged.
The government on December 17, 2014 lifted a six-year moratorium on death penalty a day after Taliban gunmen attacked army-run school in Peshawar, killing more than 150 people, most of them students.
Since then, the authorities have executed nearly 330 people in less than a year. The lifting of the moratorium was meant to be part of a crackdown on militants, but most of those executed have been convicted of criminal offenses.
More than 8,000 convicts are yet to be hanged while hundreds of them have exhausted appeals process.