F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed death sentence for 11 hardcore terrorists.
This was stated in a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday.
Three other convicts were also awarded imprisonment. According to the military’s media wing, the terrorists were involved in “heinous offences related to terrorism, including attacks on law enforcement agencies and armed forces of Pakistan, Malakand University, and killing of innocent civilians including Imran Khan Mohmind, a member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly.”
They were involved in killing of 60 persons including 36 civilians, 24 armed forces, frontier constabulary, police officials and injuring 142 others, the ISPR said, adding arms and explosives were also recovered from their possession. These convicts were tried by special military courts.
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Following are the details of the death-row terrorists:
Burhan Uddin s/s Umar Daraz, Shaheer Khan s/o Rehman Uddin and Gul Faraz Khan s/o Wasli Khan. All three convicts were members of proscribed organisation. They were involved in attacking the funeral ceremony of civilian Abdullah, at Zargrano Killi, Sher Ghar, Mardan, which resulted in death of 30 civilians including Imran Khan Mohmind, member of K-P Assembly and injuries to 100 others. These convicts admitted their offences before the magistrate and the trial court. All convicts were awarded death sentences.
Muhammad Zeb s/o Muhammad Nawab. The convict was a member of proscribed organisation. Zeb was involved in attacking armed forces of Pakistan, which resulted in death of Naib Subedar Muhammad Hanif, Havildar Muhammad Naseer, Havildar Muhammad Qayyum along with two other soldiers and injuries to six others. He was also found in possession of fire-arms and explosives. The convict confessed his offences before the judicial magistrate and the trial court.
Saleem s/o Abdul Mateen. The convict was a member of proscribed organisation. He was involved in killing of innocent civilians and attacking armed forces, law enforcement agencies of Pakistan, which resulted in the death of three civilians, four soldiers and injuries to 12 others. He was also involved in destruction of Government High School, Dherai, Swat. The convict confessed his offences before the Judicial Magistrate and the trial court. He was awarded death sentence.
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Izat Khan s/o Ajibul Bahar. The convict was a member of proscribed organisation. He was involved in killing of innocent civilians and attacking armed forces of Pakistan as well as Malakand University, which resulted in death of a civilian, four police officials and injuries to seven others. The convict was also involved in destruction of three different educational institutions. Moreover, he was found in possession of fire-arms and explosives. The convict confessed his offences before the judicial magistrate and the trial court. He was awarded death sentence.
Muhammad Imran s/o Hazrat Umar was involved in attacking armed forces, which resulted in death of Naik Ghulam Hassan, Naik Ifitkhar Ali along with a soldier and injuries to four others. He was also found in possession of fire-arms and explosives.
Yousaf Khan s/o Ahmed Jan was involved in killing of an innocent civilian and attacking armed forces, which resulted in death of two soldiers and injuries to four others. He was awarded death sentence.
Nadir Khan was also involved in attacking armed forces of Pakistan which resulted in death of Havildar Muhammad Ismail along with a soldier. He was also found in possession of fire-arms and explosives. The convict confessed his offences before the judicial magistrate and the trial court. He was awarded death sentence.
Muhammad Arif Ullah Khan s/o Zareen Gul. The convict was a member of proscribed organisation. He was involved in attacking armed forces of Pakistan which resulted in death of two soldiers and injuries to seven others.
Bakht Muhammad Khan was involved in killing of a civilian and attacking armed forces of Pakistan, which resulted in death of death soldiers and injuries to two others.
