An Indonesian Muslim cleric has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of masterminding a deadly 2016 suicide attack in Jakarta. Aman Abdurrahman was convicted of ordering Islamic State(IS)-affiliated fighters to carry out attacks including the suicide bombing at a Jakarta cafe which left four civilians dead. It was the first attack in Indonesia claimed […]
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COAS okays execution of Amjad Sabri’s killers
Cheif of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed the death sentence for 10 terrorists, including famous Qawwal Amjad Sabri’s killers, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday. Two of the terrorists confessed to their involvement in the killing of Sabri who was gunned down in Karachi’s Liaquatabad area on June 22, […]
Army Chief confirms death sentence of 8 terrorists
RAWALPINDI: Cheif of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed death sentence of another eight hardcore terrorists, awarded by military courts. The convicts were the members of proscribed organisations and were involved in terrorist activities, including killing of innocent civilians and attacking Law Enforcement Agencies and Armed Forces of Pakistan, a statement issued by […]
Bahrain sentences six to death for ‘assassination plot’
Bahrain’s top military court sentenced six men to death on Monday after convicting them of charges including plotting to assassinate the Gulf state’s armed forces chief, state media reported. It was the first official mention of any plot against the life of Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa, who is a member of the […]