RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Four more hard core terrorists tried by Military Courts were hanged to death at a jail in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
In a press release, the ISPR said that the convicted terrorists were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism including killing of innocent civilians, attacking Armed Forces of Pakistan and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) were executed at a jail in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The ISPR said that they hanged terrorists were all active members of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Detail of each case is as under:
- Rehman Ud Din S/O Moamber.
The convict was was involved in attacking Armed Forces of Pakistan, LEAs and killing a member of peace committee. He was also in possession of fire-arms and explosives. The convict admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was awarded death sentence.
- Mushtaq Khan S/O Umar Saleem.
The convict was involved in attacking LEAs which resulted in death of several soldiers and injures to an officer and a soldier. He was also in possession of fire-arms and explosives. The convict admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was awarded death sentence.
- Obaid ur Rehman S/O Fazal Hadi.
The convict was involved in killing of innocent civilians. He was also in possession of explosives. The convict admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was awarded death sentence.
- Zafar Iqbal S/O Muhammad Khan.
The convict was involved in attacking LEAs which resulted in death of a Junior Commissioned Officer and a soldier of Frontier Constabulary (FC). A police Assistant Sub Inspector and a soldier of FC also sustained injuries as result of attacks by the convict. He was also in possession of fire-arms and explosives. The convict admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was awarded death sentence.