A ‘hardcore terrorist’ belonging to the banned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) involved in the 2012 Bannu jailbreak, among other attacks was executed in Kohat jail on Thursday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
“ Today another hardcore terrorist, who was involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism, including attacks on Bannu Jail and Law Enforcement Agencies has been executed at District Jail Kohat. The convict was tried by military court,” said the statement.
The ISPR said Tahir, son of Shah Jehan, was an active member of the TTP and involved in attacking/breaking of Bannu Jail owing to which a number of terrorists managed to escape from the Jail.
“He was also involved in attacks on Law Enforcement Agencies which resulted in the death of a soldier and injuries to another soldier. He admitted his offences before the Magistrate and the trial court. He was awarded death sentence,” the statement said.
The execution came two days after the Senate approved the 28th constitutional amendment bill, consummating the parliamentary process to revive military courts for another two years.
Nearly 400 prisoners, including militants, escaped from Bannu jail when more than 150 insurgents armed with guns, grenades and rockets stormed the central prison outside the restive northwestern town of Bannu.
The TTP had claimed responsibility for the attack on the jail in which a former member of the airforce, sentenced to death for an attack on former president Pervez Musharraf, also escaped.
Good riddance!
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