Army chief confirms death sentences of five terrorists: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has confirmed the death sentences of five hardcore terrorists, the ISPR said in a statement on Wednesday.

According to DG ISPR Maj-Gen Asim Bajwa, the five terrorists are involved in the killing of an advocate in Lahore, sectarian killings in Quetta, killings of police officials in Karachi, a brazen jailbreak in Bannu, and attacks on a girls' school and on polio team in Khyber tribal agency.

"Out of six terrorists, five were awarded death sentence and one life imprisonment by the military courts," said the military spokesperson.