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RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday confirmed death sentences awarded to 14 men convicted on terrorism charges by military courts.

The information was shared in a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The statement said the convicted men were involved in heinous offences related to terrorism, including attacking the Armed Forces/Law Enforcement Agencies of Pakistan, destruction of communication infrastructure, police station, educational institution and killing of innocent civilians.

As many as 16 people including 13 Armed Forces personnel died in these incidents and 19 suffered injuries, the ISPR said.

The convicts were tried by special military courts with 20 convicts being awarded imprisonment, the statement added. They were identified as follows: Mohi Ud Din S/O Salah Ud Din and Gul Zameen S/O Shah Kameen Khan, members of a proscribed organisation. They were involved in attacking Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies, which resulted in the death of a civilian, three soldiers and injuries to five other soldiers, the ISPR said. They were also found in possession of explosives. The press statement said that the convicts admitted their offences before the Judicial Magistrate and also while making a statement at their respective trials. They were awarded death sentence.

Fazal Hadi S/O Bakht Rawan, a member of a proscribed organisation, was involved in an attack which resulted in the death of three soldiers. He was also involved in the destruction of Hazara/ Gulibagh Bridge and a police station as well as the kidnapping of two civilians for ransom. The convict confessed his offences before the Judicial Magistrate and during his statement at the trial, said the ISPR. He was awarded death sentence.

Muhammad Wahab S/O Hazrat Buland, Gul Muhammad S/O Ghulam Sardar, Bashir Ahmed S/O Nadir Khan and Afreen Khan S/O Masam Khan were involved in an attack which resulted in the death of Subedar Awal Khan, Naik Azmat Ullah and injuries to another soldier. They were also found in possession of firearms and explosives. These convicts confessed their offences before the Judicial Magistrate and also while making a statement at their respective trials, said the ISPR statement. They were awarded death sentences.

Barkat Ali S/O Bakht Hazir, Muhammad Islam S/O Muhammad Zada, Rooh Ul Amin S/O Zarin and Shtamand S/O Baishmand were involved in killing of innocent civilians and attacks which resulted in death of civilians Muhammad Umar, Mukhtiar Ahmad, Havildar Allah Dita and Sepoy Bacha Hussain and injuries to two civilians. They were involved in the destruction of Government Girls educational institutions in Swat. They were also found in possession of firearms and explosives. The convicts admitted their offences before the Judicial Magistrate and also while making a statement at their respective trials, said the statement. They were awarded death sentences.

Bacha Wazir S/O Bakhat Nazir was involved in an attack which resulted in the death of Naik Ghulam Hassan and injuries to another soldier. He was found in possession of firearms and explosives. The convict confessed his offences before the Judicial Magistrate and during his statement at the trial, according to the ISPR. He was awarded death sentence.

Mohammad S/O Abdul Shakoor was involved in an attack which resulted in the death of Sepoy Sajid Khan and injuries to five other soldiers. He was also found in possession firearms and explosives. The convict confessed his offences before the Judicial Magistrate and during his statement at the trial, said the statement. He was awarded death sentence.

Muhammad Ismail S/O Ibrahim was involved in an attack which resulted in the death of a soldier and injuries to two other soldiers. He was found in possession of firearms. The convict confessed his offences before the Judicial Magistrate and during his statement at the trial. He was awarded death sentence.

Published in Daily Times, December 22^nd 2018.