ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Bajwa on Friday ratified death sentences awarded to 10 terrorists and imprisonment to three other convicts for varying periods by the military courts.

The military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement said that the terrorists were involved in the killing of 41 people, including security personnel.

“The convicts were involved in terrorist activities, killing of innocent civilians, attacks on educational institutions, slaughtering of soldiers and attacking law enforcement agencies and the armed forces,” said the ISPR.

However, no details were given about the affiliation of the convicted terrorists but apparently they belonged to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and carried out these attacks in Swat.

The ISPR identified the terrorists sentenced to death as Samiur Rahman, Azeem Khan, Arshad Bilal, Anwar Ali, Muhammad Aleem, Fazal Aleem, Rasool Muha­m­mad, Sohail Ahmed, Naimat Ullah, and Rahmat Ali.

The identity of those awarded jail terms was not made public.

Last year the tenure of military courts was extended for another two years.

Published in Dawn, January 20th, 2018