Army chief confirms death sentences against 12 terrorists

In this file photo, Pakistani Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, looks on during a seminar on Chinese investment at The Engineering University of Khuzdar in Khuzdar some 200km north of Karachi on Jan. 5, 2017. (AFP)

• The convicts are responsible for killing seven civilians and 92 security and police officials
• All 12 convicts were tried by special military courts and confessed to their crimes, the ISPR reported

ISLAMABAD: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday confirmed death sentences handed down to 12 “hardcore terrorists” involved in “heinous” offenses, reported Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing.
The convicts are responsible for killing seven civilians and 92 security and police officials, as well as injuring more than 50 others. 
All 12 convicts were tried by special military courts and confessed to their crimes, the ISPR reported. 
Their names are Ghani Rehman, Abdul Ghazi, Ziaur Rehman, Javid Khan, Mohammad Zubair, Umar Nawaz, Sajid Khan, Haibat Khan, Ahmad Shah, Baz Mohammad, Momeen Khan and Suleman Bahadur.