RAWALPINDI: The military court sentenced 60 more culprits including Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) founder nephew Hassan Niazi over their involvement in the May 9 cases.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), more accused involved in the May 9 tragedy have been sentenced, 60 more culprits have been sentenced by the Field General Court Martial(FGCM).
ISPR said that Hassan Khan Niazi, son of Hafeezullah Niazi, involved in the Jinnah House attack, has been sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) had announced to challenge the decision of the military court, calling the punishments of the accused against the constitution.
The US, UK and EU had expressed concerns over the sentencing of the civilians by the military courts, maintaining that the convictions were against the international law.
Responding to the concerns raised by the foreign countries, the Foreign Office (FO) said that the military courts’ judgments were made under a law enacted by the parliament and in line with the ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
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