PESHAWAR: An anti-terrorism court here has convicted an accused and sentenced him to death with fine for Rs2 million for killing a suspect in police custody at a local hospital.

The judge of ATC, Wali Mohammad Khan, pronounced that at conclusion of trial accused Nadeem, a resident of Nowshera, was found guilty of the offences under different provisions of Anti- Terrorism Act and Pakistan Penal Code.

The judge ruled that the prosecution proved its case against the accused and evidence on record connected him with the commission of the offence.

The court convicted the accused under Section 6 of ATA and Section 302 of PPC and sentenced him to death with fine of Rs2 million, as compensation to legal heirs of the deceased, Asfandyar.

The deceased was arrested by local police in March 2024 in connection with a firing incident inside Peshawar’s Judicial Complex. Police claimed that they arrested the accused Nadeem red-handed with a firearm used in the offence.

The deceased Asfandyar, a resident of Gulozai village, was in custody of local police for three days.

The prosecution claimed that the deceased was brought to Police Services Hospital for medical check-up when all of a sudden Nadeem reached there and started firing at him resulting in his death. The deceased and the attacker had a blood feud.

Later, relatives of the deceased and inhabitants of the area had also staged a protest demonstration and blocked GT Road by placing the body there.

Published in Dawn, August 19th, 2026