25 Convicts
On Saturday, the military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), provided details about 25 individuals sentenced to prison by military courts.
This comes after the Supreme Court’s decision last week, where a seven-judge constitutional bench conditionally allowed military courts to issue reserved verdicts for 85 civilians still in custody for their alleged involvement in the May 9, 2023, riots.
The charges stem from attacks on army installations that occurred after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on May 9, 2023.
The Supreme Court’s ruling in the case, which involved over 100 civilians accused of participating in these violent acts, led to the military courts proceeding with sentencing.
According to the ISPR, the first phase of verdicts has been announced by the field general court martial, following a thorough review of the evidence and ensuring the accused received all legal rights and due process. Below are the details of the 25 individuals convicted:
- Jan Muhammad Khan (s/o Toor Khan) – 10 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Jinnah House incident.
- Muhammad Imran Mehboob (s/o Mehboob Ahmed) – 10 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Jinnah House incident.
- Raja Muhammad Ehsan (s/o Raja Muhammad Maqsood) – 10 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the GHQ attack incident.
- Rehmat Ullah (s/o Manjoor Khan) – 10 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Punjab Regimental Centre Mardan incident.
- Anwar Khan (s/o Muhammad Khan) – 10 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the PAF Base Mianwali incident.
- Muhammad Afaq Khan (s/o M Ishfaq Khan) – 9 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Bannu Cantt incident.
- Daud Khan (s/o Ameer Zaib) – 7 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Chakdara Fort incident.
- Faheem Haider (s/o Farooq Haider) – 6 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Jinnah House incident.
- Zahid Khan (s/o Muhammad Khan) – 4 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Multan Cantt Check Post incident.
- Yasir Nawaz (s/o Ameer Nawaz Khan) – 2 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Punjab Regimental Centre Mardan incident.
- Abdul Hadi (s/o Abdul Qayyum) – 10 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Jinnah House incident.
- Ali Shan (s/o Noor Muhammad) – 10 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Jinnah House incident.
- Daud Khan (s/o Shad Khan) – 10 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Jinnah House incident.
- Umar Farooq (s/o Muhammad Sabbir) – 10 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the GHQ attack incident.
- Babar Jamal (s/o Muhammad Ajmal Khan) – 10 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the PAF Base Mianwali incident.
- Muhammad Hashir Khan (s/o Tahir Bashir) – 6 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Jinnah House incident.
- Muhammad Ashiq Khan (s/o Naseeb Khan) – 4 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Jinnah House incident.
- Khuram Shahzad (s/o Liaqat Ali) – 3 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Multan Cantt Check Post incident.
- Muhammad Bilawal (s/o Manzoor Hussain) – 2 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Jinnah House incident.
- Said Alam (s/o Maaz Ullah Khan) – 2 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Punjab Regimental Centre Mardan incident.
- Laeeq Ahmed (s/o Manzoor Ahmed) – 2 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the ISI Office Faisalabad incident.
- Ali Iftikhar (s/o Iftikhar Ahmed) – 10 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Jinnah House incident.
- Ziaur Rehman (s/o Azam Khurshid) – 10 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Jinnah House incident.
- Adnan Ahmed (s/o Sher Muhammad) – 10 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Punjab Regimental Centre Mardan incident.
- Shakir Ullah (s/o Anwar Shah) – 10 years rigorous imprisonment, involved in the Punjab Regimental Centre Mardan incident.
These convictions come after a comprehensive review and military court procedures, with all legal rights of the accused fully respected during the process.
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