Pakistan''s Army Chief Qamar Jawed Bajwa has ratified death penalty against 4 men convicted in military courts for committing several terrorist acts, today reported the body.
A statement from the Army's Inter-Services Public Relations said that the accused participated in attacks, kidnappings and killings of soldiers.
They were involved in the death of 21 people, stressed the text of the military body.
On January 3, 2015, Parliament overwhelmingly approved the establishment of military courts to try cases of terrorism after a Taliban commando's attack on a school a month earlier in Peshawar, which caused over 150 deaths, mostly children and young people.
The massacre shocked national public opinion and led the army to intensify a military offensive against that radical organization in areas bordering Afghanistan.
8 months later, the Supreme Court sanctioned the establishment of these instances, whose sentences must be ratified by the high command of the Armed Forces.
Source: Prensa Latina, September 22, 2017
Bahawalpur court awards death penalty to 2 in murder case
A court awarded death sentences to 2 murder convicts in Bahawalpur on Thursday.
The judgment was announced by District and Sessions Judge Cahudhry Muhammad Tariq Javed. The prosecution told the court that accused Maqsood Ahmed and Arshad had gunned down Muhammad Shafiq and injured Munir Gul during a robbery bid.
The local police registered a case against the accused and presented the challan before the court.
After hearing the arguments, the judge handed down death sentences to Maqsood and Arshad and awarded an additional 20 years imprisonment on other accounts. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs1 million on the convicts.
Earlier, a court awarded a death sentence to a murder convict and three years imprisonment to two others for their involvement in a murder case in Faisalabad. The judgment was announced by Additional Sessions Judge Khalid Saeed Wattoo.
The prosecution told the court that accused Yasir Abbas, Noman, Adnan and Bilal had gunned down their rival Ali Ahsan over enmity some 3 years back.
The local police registered a case against the accused and presented the challan before the court. After hearing the arguments, the judge handed down death sentence to Yasir and awarded 3 years jail term to Adnan and Bilal. However, the court declared Noman as a proclaimed offender.
Source: The Express Tribune, Sept. 22, 2017
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