Chief of Army Staff confirms death sentence of at least nine hard core terrorists involved in multiple murders of both civilians and personnel of Law Enforcement Agencies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, sectarian killings at Mustung, suicidal attack on mosque in Nowshera and attack on Maj Gen Sana Ullah and Lieutenant Colonel Tauseef Ahmed. Out of ten terrorist, nine were awarded death sentences and one life imprisonment by the military courts.
According to press release issued by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). COAS confirmed death sentence of nine militants, detail of each case are as follows:
1. Civilian Said Zaman Khan S/O Said Nawaz Khan.
The convict was an active member of Harkat Ul Jehad-e-Islami. He was found involved in attacking the Armed Forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which resulted in death of 6 soldiers, injuries to 5 soldiers and damage to Govt property. He admitted his offence before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on and convicted of 4 charges and awarded sentence of death.
2. Civilian Obaid Ullah S/O Muhammad Azam Baloch.
The Convict was an an active member of Harkat Ul Jehad-e-Islami. He was found involved in attacking the Armed Forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which resulted in death of 2 Soldiers and injuries to 18 Soldiers, possessing a suicide jacket, fire arms / explosives and fabricating huge quantity of explosives. He admitted his offence before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was on convicted on 6 charges and awarded death sentence.
3. Civilian Mehmood S/O Khawaza Khan. The convict was an active member of Tehreek-e-Taliban. He was found involved in attacking Law Enforcement Agencies using improvised Explosive Devices and Rocket Launchers in Kyber Pakhtunkhwa which resulted in death of 2 soldiers and injuries to 13 soldiers. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and trial court. He was tried on 3 charges and awarded death sentences.
4. Civilian Qari Zubair Muhammad S/O Sakhi Muhammad.
The convict was an active member of Tehreek-e-Taliban. He was found involved in abetting a suicidal attack on a mosque in Nowshera, which resulted in death 2 soldiers, 3 civilians and injuries to 81 persons as well as possessing firearms/ explosives. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 7 charges and awarded death sentences.
5. Civilian Rab Nawaz S/O Shahi Room.
The convict was an active member of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He was involved in killing of two civilians, processing firearms and abetting attack on Armed Forces at Peshawar which resulted in death of 2 soldiers and severe injuries to another. He admitted his offences before Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 4 charges and awarded death sentence.
6. Civilian Muhammad Sohail S/o Zahoor Ahmed.
The Convict was an active member of Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan. He was found involved in an attack on Armed forces of Pakistan in KPK which resulted in injuries to soldiers. He was also involved in abetting attack on Bannu jail, owing to which, large number of terrorists managed to escape from the jail and also resulted in injuries to 2 police constables and a soldier of frontier constabulary. He admitted his offence before the magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 3 charges and awarded death sentence.
7. Civilian Muhammad Imran S/O Muhammad Hanif.
The convict was an active member of a proscribed organization. He was found involved in sectarian killings in Mastung which resulted in the deaths of 27 persons. He was also found involved in attacking the Law Enforcement Agencies, possessing firearms and explosives. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 4 charges and awarded death sentence.
8. Civilian Aslam Khan S/O Rozi Khan.
The convict was an active member of Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. He was found involved in attacking Law Enforcement Agencies and civilians, which resulted in death of 4 persons including 1 soldier and injuries to 9 persons including 5 soldiers. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 4 charges and awarded death sentence.
9. Civilian Jameel ur Rehman S/O Sher Rehman.
The convict was an active member of Tahreek-e-Taliban (Swat). He was found involved in attacking a military convoy which caused death of Maj General Sana Ullah, General Officer Commanding, Lieutenant Colonel Tauseef Ahmed and Lance Naik Muhammad Irfan Sattar. He was also involved in kidnapping and slaughtering the employees of Armed Forces and Frontier Constabulary, killing and injuring civilians and planting Improvised Explosive Devices to cause damage to Govt property. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 8 charges and awarded death sentence.
10. Civilian Jamshed Raza S/O Allah Ditta.
The convict was an active member of Harkat ul Jehad-e-Islami. He was found involved in attacking the Armed Forces of Pakistan including killing of 2 soldiers, possessing fire arms and explosives. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 3 charges and awarded the sentence of imprisonment for life.
However all convictions can be challenged in the superior courts. Due to which not a single convict sentenced by the military courts has been executed as yet.
