RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Friday morning has signed death warrants of nine more terrorists.
The death row inmates were involved in attacks on Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Headquarters in Multan, Parade Lane and offices of the law enforcers.
Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that militants who have been sentenced to death are Muhammad Ghauri, Abdul Qayyum, Muhammad Imran, Aqsan Mehmood, Abdul Rauf Gujjar, Muhammad Hashim, Salman, Shafqat Farooqi and Muhammad Farhan.
Militants had martyred as many as 37 namazis during Friday prayers in 2009 in Parade Lane mosque. The martyrs included Major General Umer Bilal.
Insurgents had later attacked Multan headquarters of the ISI on December 8 2009. The attack had claimed ten lives while dozens were injured.
Banned outfits’ operatives were tried by military courts which were established unanimously by the Parliament after attack on Army Public School (APS) Peshawar in December 2014. Muhammad Ghauri and Muhammad Imran belonged to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Abdul Qayyum worked for Harkat ul Jehad-e-Islam while five others were affiliated with Sepah-e-Sahaba.
Muhammad Ghauri was tried on eight charges while the rest on four charges.
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