Army chief signs death warrants of six hardcore terrorists

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has signed the death warrants of six hardcore terrorists, whose execution was pending, Geo News reported.

According to Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) the Court Martial (military court) had already convicted these terrorists.

#COAS today signed death warrants of 6 hardcore terrorists(pending execution)convicted by FGCM in accordance with law.

— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) December 18, 2014

Geo News senior anchor Salim Safi quoted sources as saying that the Army Chief has signed the death warrant of those terrorists involved in attacks on military installations and the military court had already awarded death sentence to them.

Safi further said Dr Usman, involved in GHQ attack, is on the top of the list.