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| Seven KP terror convicts likely to be hanged: IG prisons |
| 2014-12-20 |
| [DAWN] The province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... has seven prisoners sentenced to death under the Anti Terrorism Act (ATA) and are likely to be hanged after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... lifted the moratorium on the death penalty. Inspector General (IG) of KP prisons Kifayatullah Khan told Dawn that the total number of prisoners sentenced to death and are currently imprisoned, is 192, out of which six or seven are those who had been charged and punished under the ATA. According to jail statistics, the total number of prisoners in KP jails is 8,955 with Haripur having the highest number with 1,941, Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. Central jail with 1,859, Bannu with 718 and Dera Ismail Khan ... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ... with 340 prisoners. The remaining prisoners are kept in other jails of the province. Responding to a query about threats to jails in Peshawar after the school attack, the IG said that the execution of condemned prisoners was banned in 2008, "but we are progressing with the procedure as per new directives". Regarding the links of prisoners to murderous Moslem groups, Khan said that it was not the jail authority's mandate. However, there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly... those convicted under the ATA or charged under Articles 302 and 788 are applicable under terror charges. Khan also remarked that security was on high alert following intelligence reports of looming threats. |
| Posted by:Fred |