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Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa ratified death sentences handed down to 11 militants and prison sentences given to three others, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said on Saturday.
The convicts, who were tried by special military courts, were found guilty of attacks on the army, law enforcement agencies, academic institutions including Malakand University and the murder of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) MPA Imran Khan Mohmind and other civilians.
"On the whole, [the convicts] were involved in the killing of 60 persons including 36 civilians, 24 armed forces/Frontier Constabulary/police officials and injuring 142 others," the statement read.
All 14 convicts, who were members of proscribed organisations, admitted their offences before a magistrate and the trial court, and were subsequently awarded death sentences, the military's media wing said.
Burhan Uddin s/o Umar Daraz, Shaheer Khan s/o Rehman Uddin, Gul Faraz Khan s/o Wasli Khan
All three convicts were involved in an attack on a funeral service of a civilian in Mardan, which resulted in the killing of 30 people including KP MPA Mohmind while 100 others were injured. All convicts were awarded death sentences.
Muhammad Zeb s/o Muhammad Nawab
Zeb was found guilty of killing five army men including Naib Subedar Muhammad Hanif, Havildar Muhammad Naseer, Havildar Muhammad Qayyum as well as injuring six others. He also possessed firearms and explosives. He was awarded death sentence.
Saleem s/o Abdul Mateen
He was involved in attacks on armed forces and civilians that resulted in the deaths of three of the latter. He was sentenced to death.
Izat Khan s/o Ajib ul Bahar
He was involved in an attack on Malakand University that led to the deaths of a civilian and four police officials and injured seven others. He was also involved in attacks on three other academic institutions and possessed firearms and explosives. He was awarded death sentence.
Muhammad Imran s/o Hazrat Umar
The convict was involved in attacks on the armed forces which resulted in the deaths of Naik Ghulam Hassan, Naik Ifitkhar Ali and a soldier. Four other soldiers were injured as well. He was awarded death sentence.
Yousaf Khan s/o Ahmed Jan
He was involved in attacking the armed forces, causing the deaths of two soldiers and injuring four others. He was sentenced to death.
Nadir Khan s/o Amir Rehman
He was involved in attacking the armed forces which resulted in the deaths of Havildar Muhammad Ismail and a soldier. He was also found in possession of firearms and explosives. He was awarded death sentence.
Muhammad Arif Ullah Khan s/o Zareen Gul
He was involved in attacking the armed forces which resulted in the deaths of two soldiers and caused injuries to seven others. He was awarded death sentence.
Bakht Muhammad Khan s/o Ghawas Khan
He was involved in the murder of one civilian as well as attacks on armed forces that resulted in the killing of two soldiers and left two others injured.
Military courts
Military courts were disbanded on January 7, 2017, after the expiration of a sunset clause included in the legal provisions under which the tribunals were established.
However, on March 31, President Mamnoon Hussain gave his formal assent to the Pakistan Army Act 2017 and the 23rd Constitutional Amendment Bill ─ the two pieces of legislation aimed at granting legal cover to military courts ─ after they were cleared by the parliament.
The courts were subsequently revived for two years and given legal cover from the day of their disbandment.
