NAP progress: 18 terrorists hanged in Sindh so far, CM told

Of 74 cases recommended, interior ministry had cleared 3 cases for trial in military courts. 8 more cases scrutinised

KARACHI: Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah was told on Saturday that as many as 18 terrorists have been hanged in Sindh so far under the National Action Plan (NAP), whereas stay orders for other four executions were granted by the courts.

The chief minister was attending a joint presentation by Chief Secretary Siddique Memon, Home Secretary Mukhtiar Soomro and Inspector General (IG) Ghulam Hyder Jamali in Karachi.

Shah was told that under National Action Plan (NAP), various drastic measures had taken place. "Some 18 terrorists have been executed in different jails of the province while the courts have granted stay against four execution orders," the chief secretary said.

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The chief secretary added that the provincial government had recommended 74 cases for trial in military courts. Of these, the interior ministry had approved only three cases.

The approved cases for the military courts included attack on Rangers mobile in Sachal, the blast that fatally targeted DSP Kamal Mangan, and another case related to the DSP.

Replying to a question from the chief minister, the home secretary said that they had "scrutinised 10 cases in our legal committee which has cleared eight cases including attack on Justice Maqbool Baqar, Nishter Park blast, attack on four policemen, attack on Gulistan-i-Jauhar police station and a sectarian murder in New Karachi and five other connected cases."

Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah directed the Home Secretary Mukhtiar Soomro to scrutinise more cases because the Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif had already ordered the establishment of more military courts in Karachi.