In accordance with the Supreme Court’s decision, the Field General Court Martial has sentenced 60 more civilians involved in the May 9 riots.
According to the ISPR news release, the Field General Court Martial reviewed all evidence, ensured the accused’s legal rights, and issued sentences in compliance with legal procedures.
The following is a list of those sentenced:
- Hassan Khan Niazi – Jinnah House attack, 10 years with hard labor
- Mian Ibad Farooq – Jinnah House attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Raees Ahmed – Jinnah House attack, 6 years with hard labor
- Arzam Junaid – Jinnah House attack, 6 years with hard labor
- Ali Raza – Jinnah House attack, 6 years with hard labor
- Raja Danish – GHQ attack, 4 years with hard labor
- Syed Hassan Shah – GHQ attack, 9 years with hard labor
- Ali Hussain – AIMH Rawalpindi attack, 7 years with hard labor
- Zahid Khan – Punjab Regiment Center Mardan attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Sohrab Khan – Dir Scouts Timergara attack, 4 years with hard labor
- Brigadier (Rtd) Javed Akram – Jinnah House attack, 6 years with hard labor
- Khurram Liaquat – Multan Cantt check post attack, 4 years with hard labor
- Zakir Hussain – Qala Chakdara attack, 7 years with hard labor
- Amin Shah – Bannu Cantt attack, 9 years with hard labor
- Faheem Sajid – PF base Mianwali attack, 8 years with hard labor
- Hamza Sharif – Faisalabad ISI office attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Muhammad Arsalan – Jinnah House attack, 7 years with hard labor
- Muhammad Umair – Jinnah House attack, 6 years with hard labor
- Noman Shah – Jinnah House attack, 4 years with hard labor
- Ikramullah – Bannu Cantt attack, 9 years with hard labor
- Muhammad Ahmed – Rahwali Gate Gujranwala attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Pirzada Mian Muhammad Ishaq Bhatta – Multan Cantt check post attack, 3 years with hard labor
- Muhammad Abdullah – GHQ attack, 4 years with hard labor
- Amjad Ali – Faisalabad ISI office attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Muhammad Rahim – Jinnah House attack, 6 years with hard labor
- Ehsanullah Khan – PAF base Mianwali attack, 10 years with hard labor
- Muneeb Ahmed – Rahwali Gate Gujranwala attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Muhammad Ali – Faisalabad ISI office attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Samiullah – Bannu Cantt attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Mian Muhammad Akram Usman – Jinnah House attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Mudassar Hafeez – Jinnah House attack, 6 years with hard labor
- Sajjad Ahmed – Jinnah House attack, 4 years with hard labor
- Khizr Hayat – Bannu Cantt attack, 9 years with hard labor
- Muhammad Nawaz – Rahwali Gate Gujranwala attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Muhammad Bilal – PAF base Mianwali attack, 4 years with hard labor
- Muhammad Suleman – Dir Scouts Timergara attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Asadullah Durrani – Dir Scouts Timergara attack, 4 years with hard labor
- Ikramullah – Chakdara Fort attack, 4 years with hard labor
- Muhammad Farrukh – Faisalabad ISI office attack, 5 years with hard labor
- Waqas Ali – Jinnah House attack, 6 years with hard labor
- Amir Zohaib – Jinnah House attack, 4 years with hard labor
- Farhad Khan – AIMH Rawalpindi attack, 7 years with hard labor
- Izzat Khan – Dir Scouts Timergara attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Ashar Butt – Rahwali Gate Gujranwala attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Saqlain Haider – Bannu Cantt attack, 9 years with hard labor
- Muhammad Salman – Faisalabad ISI office attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Hamid Ali – Multan Cantt check post attack, 3 years with hard labor
- Muhammad Waqas – Rahwali Gate Gujranwala attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Izzat Gul – Bannu Cantt attack, 9 years with hard labor
- Haider Majeed – Jinnah House attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Group Captain Waqas Ahmed Mohsin (retd) – Jinnah House attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Muhammad Ilyas – Dir Scouts Timergara attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Muhammad Ayaz – FC Cantt Peshawar attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Raees Ahmed – Chakdara Fort attack, 4 years with hard labor
- Gohar Rehman – Chakdara Fort attack, 7 years with hard labor
- Naik Muhammad – Bannu Cantt attack, 9 years with hard labor
- Fahad Imran – Faisalabad ISI office attack, 9 years with hard labor
- Sufyan Idris – Rahwali Gate Gujranwala attack, 2 years with hard labor
- Rahimullah – Bannu Cantt attack, 9 years with hard labor
- Khalid Nawaz – Bannu Cantt attack, 9 years with hard labor
The trials for May 9 suspects taken into military custody have been concluded under relevant laws.
All convicted individuals retain their right to appeal and other legal rights, as guaranteed by the Constitution, the ISPR said.
READ: May 9 Riots: Military courts sentence 25 civilians to prison term
The nation, government, and armed forces remain committed to justice and the protection of state authority, as per ISPR.
It is worth noting here that the constitutional bench of Supreme Court earlier this month conditionally allowed military courts to pronounce the verdicts of 85 under-custody civilians in cases related to the May 9 riots.
The sentencing of civilians by military courts has been condemned not only by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party but also by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, with all expressing concerns that the move contradicts international laws.
May 09 Riots:
During the riots that followed, at least 10 people lost their lives and hundreds were injured.
Approximately 40 public buildings and military installations were damaged, including the Lahore Corps Commander’s House (Jinnah House), Askari Tower in Lahore, the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Office in Faisalabad, FC Fort in Chakdara, Radio Pakistan building in Peshawar, the Toll Plaza at Swat Motorway, and the PAF Base Mianwali.
In total, 62 incidents of violence were reported, resulting in a loss of Rs2.5 billion. Of this, the state claims that Rs1.98 billion in damages were incurred by the military. The military has labeled the events as a coordinated attack orchestrated by PTI leadership.
Source: ISPR
