LAHORE: Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin and Justice Chaudhry Mushtaq of the Lahore High Court (Multan bench) have upheld orders of the anti-terrorism court for 13 times death sentence to the accused in the Mian Channu bomb blast case.

The Anti-Terrorist Court No II of Multan had awarded 13 times death sentence to Master Riaz on June 26, 2012.

Dozens of houses were collapsed, 13 persons were killed and 29 others sustained injuries when the explosive material placed at the house of Master Riaz in adjacent village of Mian Channu on GT Road had exploded on July 13, 2009.

A JIT had arrested Master Riaz who used to supply bombs and explosive material to terrorists.

Published in Dawn, January 20th, 2015

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