Four more TTP terrorists convicted by military courts executed
The convicts were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism.
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Four more Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists convicted of "heinous" terror related offences by military courts have been executed today (Wednesday), the Pakistan Army announced.
The terrorists were involved in killing of innocent civilians, attacking a mosque, destruction of communication infrastructure, attacking Law Enforcement Agencies and Armed Forces.
All the four convicts including Qaider Khan, Muhammad Umar, Qari Zubair Muhammad and Aziz Khan were active members of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. They had admitteded their offences before the Magistrate and trial court, Pakistan army s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
Military courts were restored in March for another two years after their initial two-year term expired in January. The courts were established after a constitutional amendment following a terrorist attack on Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar in December 2014 which left more than 150 people dead.
Pakistan has been fighting various extremist groups for over a decade. Terrorist attacks have killed tens of thousands of people. The military courts have handed down the death penalty to more than 160 terrorists.
