Four hanged in Faisalabad jail

Published December 22, 2014
FAISALABAD: Army personnel stand guard while relatives of four convicted terrorists enter the prison to meet them before their execution.—Online
FAISALABAD: Army personnel stand guard while relatives of four convicted terrorists enter the prison to meet them before their execution.—Online

FAISALABAD: Another four militants convicted of their involvement in an attack on former president Pervez Musharraf were executed in the district jail here on Sunday afternoon, bringing the number of terrorists sent to the gallows over the past three days to six.

On Friday, Aqeel alias Dr Usman and Arshad, both from Rawalpindi, were hanged. These were the first hangings after the lifting of a moratorium on executions by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the wake of the Peshawar school attack.

Those hanged on Sunday were Zubair Ahmed alias Tuseef of Krore Paka, Lodhran; Ikhlas Ahmed alias Roosi of Haripur; Ghulam Sarwar of Bari Ziarat, Rawalpindi; and Rashid Mehmood alias Teepu of Syed Pura Road, Rawalpindi.

They had been detained in the high security barracks of the central jail and brought to the district jail at midnight.

There was a virtual curfew-like situation in areas around and between the two prisons and even army and police personnel were kept off the road for several hours.

Relatives of the executed men were at the jail to take their bodies to native towns.

Published in Dawn December 22th , 2014

Opinion

Editorial

World Cup squad
24 Sep, 2023

World Cup squad

THE stress was on continuity — trusting and backing players who had been with the team — as Pakistan’s squad...
Mirwaiz freed
24 Sep, 2023

Mirwaiz freed

IT was an emotional return to Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid for Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. After over four years under house...
Beyond lip service
24 Sep, 2023

Beyond lip service

UN SECRETARY GENERAL António Guterres did not mince words at the recently held Climate Ambition Summit: “Humanity...
IMF chief’s advice
Updated 23 Sep, 2023

IMF chief’s advice

Pakistan's prolonged fiscal deficit, surpassing 7pc, stems from the government's reluctance to widen the tax base.
No closure
Updated 23 Sep, 2023

No closure

WHAT is a Pakistani life worth in the eyes of the state? Clearly not enough, if one were to draw a comparison with...
Missing footballers
23 Sep, 2023

Missing footballers

IN the nation’s living memory, Balochistan’s burns have never run dry. The province has grappled with historical...