In view of the nature and gravity of offences preferred against each, 7 terrorists have been awarded death sentences, whereas 1 terrorist has been awarded life imprisonment by military courts. Each convict were given a fair trial by following all the legal formalities and offering/ providing them legal aid and defence counsels. The sentences of death have been confirmed by the Chief of Army Staff on Thursday. The convicts have the right to file an appeal before the Court of Appeals.
APS Attack
1. Civilian Hazrat Ali S/O Awal Baz.
The convict was an active member of Toheedwal Jihad Group (TWJ). He was found involved in attacking Law Enforcement Agencies, abetment in kidnapping/ killing of Levies soldiers and collecting funds for attack on Army Public School Peshawar. The APS incident resulted in deaths of 151 persons, including 125 children, and injuries to 147 persons. He was also involved in killings of 23 Levies soldiers. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 5 charges and awarded death sentence.
2. Civilian Mujeebur Rehman alias Ali alias Najeeb Ullah S/O Ghulab Jan.
The convict was an active member of Toheedwal Jihad Group (TWJ). He was found involved in transporting 10 suicide bombers for attack on Pakistan Air Force Base Peshawar/ Law Enforcement Agencies and abetment in the attack on Army Public School Peshawar. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 3 charges and awarded death sentence.
3. Civilian Sabeel alisasYahya S/O Atta Ullah.
The convict was an active member of Toheedwal Jihad Group (TWJ). He was found involved in attack on Pakistan Air Force Base Peshawar / Police Check Post, transportation of 10 suicide bombers and abetment in attack on Army Public School Peshawar. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 3 charges and awarded death sentence.
4. Civilian Molvi Abdus Salam S/O Shamshi.
The convict was an active member of Toheedwal Jihad Group (TWJ). He was found involved in harbouring suicide bombers, which he later used in a attack on Army Public School Peshawar. He was also involved in abetting deaths of two colonels and a civilian director of National Development Complex (NDC). He confessed his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on four charges and awarded death sentence.
5. Civilian Taj Muhammad alias Rizwan S/O Altaf Khan.
The convict was an active member of TTP. He was found involved in attacking Armed Forces and harbouring Suicide Bombers, which were later on used in attack on Army Public School Peshawar, and abetting death of a civilian Director of National Development Complex (NDC). He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 5 charges and awarded death sentence.
6. Civilian Ateequr Rehman alias Usman S/O Ali Rehman.
The convict was an active member of Toheedwal Jihad Group (TWJ). He was found involved in attacking a Crime Investigation Department's Police Station, providing funds for illegal activities, abetting deaths of 2 Colonels and a civilian Director of National Development Complex (NDC) and attack on Army Public School Peshawar. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 6 charges and awarded death sentence.
7. Civilian Kifayat Ullah alias Kaif Qari S/O Ghulam Haider. The convict was an active member of Toheedwal Jihad Group (TWJ). He was found involved in using Improvised Explosive Devices at the residence of 2 Civilians and transporting arms and ammunition. He had also been in league with the accused persons involved in attack on Army Public School Peshawar. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 4 charges and awarded imprisonment for life.
Safoora Chowrangi Attack, Karachi
8. Civilian Muhammad Farhan alias Ali alias Abbas alias Aijaz Qadri.
The convict was an active member of Jaish-e-Muhammad. He was found involved in an attack on the soldiers of Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, at Safoora Chowk, Karachi by an Improvised Explosive Device which resulted in the deaths of 3 soldiers and injuries to 4. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was tried on 2 charges and awarded death sentence.
Sources said that the provincial apex committees sent 43 cases to the interior ministry, for scrutiny by the committee which drafts a final list of cases to be tried by military courts.
The eight-member committee, comprising senior officials of the interior ministry, judge advocate general (JAG) branch of the army, advocate general Islamabad and officials of the law ministry, scrutinised the cases sent by the provinces.
In February 2015, a spokesperson for the army announced that 12 cases were being tried by the military courts - six from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, five from Punjab and one from Sindh.