ISLAMABAD: Another three ‘hardcore terrorists’ sentenced by military courts
were executed on Thursday, said a statement released by the Inter-Services
Public Relations (ISPR).
The ISPR statement said that the convicted terrorists
were involved in heinous offenses relating to terro
rism, including attacks on army and other law enforcement personnel.
All the three convicts
were active member of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and
were awarded the death sentence by military courts.
Hussan Dar was said to be involved in abetting the killing of a civilian and attacking LEAs which resulted in deaths of several police constables. He was reportedly possessing explosives at the time of his arrest. The convict admitted his offences before a magistrate and the trial court. Umer Zada was an active member of TTP and was involved in attacking the armed forces. He was held responsible for killing an
d injuring several soldiers. He was also in possession of explosives when he was caught. The convict admitted his crimes before a magistrate and the trial court.
Hazrat Ali was said to be involved in planting improvised explosive devices and killings of civilians. He was also involved in targeting the armed forces. The convict also admitted his crimes before a magistrate and the trial court.
Military courts wer
e disbanded on January 7, 2017, after a sunset clause included in the legal provisions under which the tribunals
were established, expired.
