Eight sentenced to death
QUETTA: The Anti-Terroris m Court, Sibi, awarded capital punishment to eight men on Tuesday for the murder of seven people.
A fine of Rs1million was also imposed on each of them along with hanging on seven counts.
Also read: 24 prisoners shifted from Quetta district jail amid prison break fears
Judge Rashid Mahmood announced the verdict in absence of he accused after the prosecution proved murder charges against Ghulam Qadir, Mohammad Kafeel, Ghulam Mohammad, Zafarullah, Harshullah, Gehnor Khan, Suhrab and Mullah Bakhsh.
The prosecution said they had killed seven people on the National Highway near Mithri on Nov 11 last year.
Published in Dawn March 25th , 2015
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