Pakistan army chief approves executions of 30 terrorists

Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday signed execution orders of 30 hardcore terrorists who were awarded death sentence by military courts, the military said.


"These terrorists were involved in committing heinous offenses relating to terrorism," an army statement said.

They were behind the attack on the army public school in Peshawar, kidnapping and slaughtering soldiers of security officials, attack on an airport in Swat Valley, killing of innocent civilians, attacking armed forces law enforcement agencies, the statement said.

It is the first time the army chief has approved death penalty of 30 convicts on a single day.
 [Xinhua/china.org.cn]
20/4/17