The nations are working with the allies in an effort to combat terrorism. And this death trail and sentence comes amid it.
Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed the death sentences awarded to 11 “hardcore terrorists” who were given the capital punishment by special military courts over the killings of 60 people.
The terrorists were involved in the killing of 36 civilians, 24 armed forces, frontier constabulary, police officials besides injuring 142 others, a leading news agency reported.
Arms and ammunition were also recovered from their possession and were tried by special military courts; it quoted a statement by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan military, as saying.
“The terrorists were involved in heinous offences related to terrorism, including attacks on law enforcement agencies and armed forces of Pakistan, Malakand University and killing of innocent civilians including Imran Khan Mohmind, a member of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly,” the ISPR said.
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These convicts had admitted their offences before the magistrate and the trial court and were awarded death sentences, it said.
Three other convicts were also awarded imprisonment, the report added.
The trials are closed to the public, but defendants are allowed to hire lawyers.
Pakistan resumed military trials for militants and lifted a moratorium on the death penalty after a 2014 attack on a school in Peshawar that killed more than 150 people, mostly young students.
This comes after the US Department of Defense said on Thursday said US and Pakistan have many opportunities to fight terrorism and help with stability in Afghanistan.
“So, with respect to Pakistan, we have opportunities with Pakistan. We think Pakistan can do more, and we’ll look to them and work with them to find opportunities to further regional security,” Dana White, a spokesperson for US Department of State, told reporters.
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