Pakistan army chief confirms death sentence to 10 hardcore terrorists

Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday confirmed death sentences to 10 hardcore terrorists after they were found guilty of carrying out terrorist acts, the military said.

Those criminals, who were given death sentence, were involved in heinous offences related to terrorism, including killing of innocent civilians and military officials, a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

The convicts are associated with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Islam groups, according to ISPR. Both groups are accused of attacking the security forces, political leaders, government officials and members of the peace committees.

These convicts were tried by military courts that were set up after a terrorist attack on an army school in the northwestern city of Peshawar in December 2014 for speedy trials of the terrorism-related accused.

All the convicts "admitted offenses before the magistrates and the trial courts," the army said. Endit