Pakistan to hang 5 terrorists

Pakistan's Raheel Sharif has confirmed death sentences awarded to them.
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"Today Chief of Army Staff confirmed death sentences awarded to 5 hardcore terrorists who perpetrated Safora chowrangi bus attack and were also involved in Improvised Explosive Device blast near Saleh Masjid Karachi, killing of a socal worker Miss Sabeen Mahmud and attacks on Law Enforcement Agencies. These convicts were tried by Military Courts. Details of Case as under Tahir Hussain Minhas s/o Khadim Hussain Minhas( Convict no1), Saad Aziz s/o Abdul Aziz Sheikh ( Convict no2), Asad ur Rehman s/o Atique ur Rehman ( Convict no3), Hafiz Nasir s/o Afzal Ahmed ( Convict no4) and Muhammad Azhar Ishrat S/O Ishrat Rasheed Ahmed Convict 5)," Pakistan's  Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Thursday.

These five convicts were active member of Al-Qaeda, read the statement.

"They were involved in attacking a bus of Ismaili community at Safora Chowrangi Karachi which resulted in death and injuries to the passengers. They were also involved in attack on Saleh Masjid Karachi, killing of a social worker Miss Sabeen and attacking Law Enforcement Agencies. The convicts admitted their offences before the trial court. Convict no 1 was tried on 9 charges, convict no 2 was tried on 10 charges, convict no 3 was tried on 4 charges and convict no 4 and 5 were tried on 5 charges and all were awarded death sentences," it said.