[DAWN] Two members of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, sentenced to death by a military court last year, were executed in the Kohat district prison on Wednesday morning after rejection of their appeals by the president. The chief of army staff had earlier signed their death warrants.The convicts were identified as Mehmood, son of Khwaja Khan of Dela area of
Wazoo Agency, and Rab Nawaz, son of Shahi Room of Pir Qillah area of 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.
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Their sentence was announced by the Inter-Services Public relations (ISPR), the media wing of Pakistain Army, on Sep 21, 2015. But the ISPR had not mentioned when and where their trials had been held.
About Mehmood, the ISPR had stated: "The convict was an active member of Tehrik-e-Taliban. He was found involved in attacking law-enforcement agencies using improvised bombs and rocket-launchers in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
which resulted in death of 2 soldiers and injuries to 13 soldiers."
It added that the convict had admitted to have committed the offences before a magistrate and trial court.
About Rab Nawaz, the ISPR had said: "The convict was an active member of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain. He was involved in killing of two civilians, possessing firearms and abetting attack on armed forces at Peshawar which resulted in death of 2 soldiers and severe injuries to another."
Before the hangings, law-enforcement agencies had taken adequate security measures to avert any untoward incident. Police carried out a search in area around the prison and strict checking of vehicles and pedestrians continued till Wednesday morning.
The area remained cordoned off before the executions and at the time of handing over of the bodies to the heirs.
A third convict, Fateh Khan of Khyber Agency
... the place to go if you've got an Indiana Jones hat and whip. Chock full of high adventure and treacherous Pathans. You should really train up to it, though...
, was also scheduled to be executed on Wednesday, but a day earlier the Peshawar High Court had stayed his execution on an application filed by his mother.