Peshawar school attack: Six militants get death

Six militants involved in the brutal massacre of over 150 people, mostly school children, at a military-run school in Peshawar have been sentenced to death while one has been handed down life imprisonment by military courts, the Pakistan army announced on Thursday.

Army Spokesman Major General Asim Bajwa said eight terrorists were convicted for militancy, including seven involved in the Peshawar school attack last December.

Out of the seven convicted in the Peshawar school massacre case, six were given death sentence while one was handed down imprisonment for life. Of the seven convicted, six belonged to the Toheedwal Jihad Group (TWJ) while one was <g data-gr-id="28">an an</g> active member of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan 

(TTP).

Apart from the seven militants, another terrorist, who was was an active member of Jaish-e-Muhammad, was awarded the death sentence for involvement in an attack on soldiers of Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, at <g data-gr-id="27">Safoora</g> Chowk, Karachi, in 2011.

“Chief of Army Staff today confirms death sentence of seven hardcore terrorists involved in Army Public School Peshawar and <g data-gr-id="19">Safoora</g> Chowrangi Karachi incidents,” Bajwa said.

He said all eight terrorists were tried by military courts established under the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2015 and set up in the aftermath of the Peshawar attack.

“In view of the nature and gravity of <g data-gr-id="25">offences</g> preferred against each, seven terrorists have been awarded death sentences, whereas one terrorist has been awarded life imprisonment by the military courts,” Bajwa said.