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| Another four terrorists convicted by military courts executed |
| 2017-05-12 |
| [DAWN] Four gunnies -- belonging to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... Pakistain and sentenced to death by military courts -- were executed in the prison here on Wednesday. The hanged men were involved in committing heinous crimes, including killing civilians, attacking a mosque, destroying communications infrastructure and attacking personnel of law enforcement agencies and the armed forces, according to the army’s public relations wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). In a statement the ISPR said the four men confessed to having committed the crimes they were charged with before a magistrate and the trial court. The gunnies who were hanged were: Qari Zubair Muhammad of Nowshera, who was involved in a deadly attack on a mosque; Aziz Khan of Swat, who destroyed security installations and possessed suicide jackets; Muhammad Omar of Swat, who was involved in fatal attacks on educational institutions; and Qaiser Khan, who was behind many terrorist acts. After the executions the dead bodies were handed over to the Lion of Islams’ relatives. |
| Posted by:Fred |