Army chief confirms death penalty for 11 hardcore terrorists

Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed death sentence of eleven hardcore terrorists.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), three convicts have been awarded imprisonment.

The convicts were tried by Special Military Courts. The terrorists were involved in heinous acts of terrorism including attacks on armed forces, law enforcement agencies and the educational institutions.

The ISPR identified the terrorists awarded sentences as Burhanuddin, Mohammad Zaib, Saleem, Izzat Khan, Mohammad Imran, Yousaf Khan, Nadir Khan, Arifullah, Bakhat Muhammad and others.

The ISPR said the terrorists were involved in the killing of sixty persons including a member of KPK Assembly Imran Khan Mohmand. Arms and explosives were also recovered from them.  

Earlier in April, a statement by ISPR read that the COAS confirmed the death sentence for 10 terrorists by military courts.

The terrorists were involved in heinous crimes, including an attack on Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar, ISPR stated. 

The convicted terrorists included the killers of qawwal Amjad Sabri. The late qawwal was gunned down in broad daylight in Karachi’s Liaquatabad area on June 22, 2016.