An anti-terrorism court in Shikarpur on Monday sentenced 11 terrorism accused in absentia for their role in a foiled suicide attack during Eid prayers in Shikarpur's Khanpur tehsil.

An arrested terrorist, Usman Pathan, was awarded capital punishment, after the court had scrunitised the case and taken into account Pathan’s confession

The court also awarded capital punishment to Hafeez Brohi and Abdullah Brohi in absentia as they are absconders.

Pathan during investigation had revealed that Hafeez and Abdullah were with him and other terrorists.

Nine other absconders in the case were awarded life imprisonment.

At least 13 people, including five police officials, were injured when police foiled two separate suicide blasts during Eid prayers in 2016.

Police had said four suicide attackers infiltrated Khanpur during Eid prayers.

The banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had claimed responsibility for the attack in an email sent by the group's spokesman Mohammad Khorasani.

Two of the attackers targeted an Eid prayer ground where one assailant blew himself up, injuring 10 people, two of whom were policemen. The other attacker fled, police sources said.

Two other attackers targeted an imambargah but were stopped by police at the entrance on account of appearing suspicious. One of the attackers blew himself up after he was stopped by guards for a search, whereas the other was arrested.