An anti-terrorism court on Monday awarded the death sentence on six counts to Muhammad Aslam, a co-accused with Maulana Azam Tariq in a case of the murder of six people in Jhang in March 1995.The court acquitted former provincial minister Sheikh Hakim Ali, Munir, Rana Abdul Malik and Nawaz. Tariq was assassinated in 2003 while the court has declared another co-accused, Siddique, an absconder. The court also ordered Aslam to pay Rs 600,000 to the heirs of the deceased. The prosecution said the accused killed six people while they were returning from the funeral of Shia leader Karimuddin.