The convicts Ghulam Sarwar Bhatti , Zubair Ahmed, Rasheed Qureshi and Russian citizen Akhlaque Ahmed alias Roosi were taken to the gallows at 3:30pm.
Late on Saturday night, the convicts were shifted from Faisalabad Central jail to the death cell of the district jail under tight security.
Sources in the jail confirmed convicts have met their family members for a farewell meeting as per codal requirements of prison laws.
There were conflicting reports regarding the hanging as some sources claimed the execution of only two death-row prisoners was pending while the execution of the other two had already been carried out.
Ahmad, Bhatti, Qureshi, Roosi were the co-accused of Arshad Mehrban and were given death penalty by a military court.
Mehrban was the first to be sent to the gallows as the ban on death penalty was lifted after six years following the Peshawar school massacre.
Army chief General Raheel Sharif had signed the death warrants of these convicts.
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@Shani: Thats right! No civilian leader has the guts to catch their friends and relatives in TTP. Do you have any idea how family disputes are settled in Punjab? Whole family... down to the pet dog is wiped out! So they are now letting Pak Army do the DEED.
Happy to see the state finally came into action but the question is when will start the execution of civilian killers? They should also be hanged publicly not secretly so that the remaining terrorist know their fate in advance.
@Malatesh!you would have been better served if u had written in the language u can write well!
The Nawaz Sharif government hanging those involved in the attack on Musharraf!
Philippine, sounds like u are ignorant about the military court systems, it's better to keep your mouth shut than to look like a fool
@Ch. Allah Daad: Wrong as usual. The generals are fighting the nations war, that's why the nation is with the military. Meanwhile your beloved prime minister has done nothing until now and can hardly be seen. So far the ones hanged are the ones convicted in military courts and their death warrants signed by the COAS. Why hasn't NS done the same? This is why the nation is not with the sorry politicians.
@Ch. Allah Daad: Sir! Seems like you "didn't get it"! It's not Pak Army but NS' cunning choice to still not take the blame of hanging TTP men for civil crimes. So now in the eyes of TTP & their supporters, it's the Army who is after TTP not Pak Civilians. See it now? I bet NS WILL BE BEATING AROUND THE BUSH until some factor reverse the law or people forget about it. The hearts of PMLn still not with Pak Public or Pak Army. These clan is also afraid of their life and wealth overseas. Not true brave historic Leaders, are They? see when you come for personal business you don't give life for shoppers, do you?
Pakistan should have started hangings by hanging Mumtaz Qadri first. It would have been the most powerful message to the terrorists.
Go Nawaz Go your time to prove your determination against elimation of terrorism
@Jibran: Sympathisers or supporters.....????
@Antebellum: These death warrants are signed by the Army Chief. The politicians are having second thoughts as they have promised these murderers not to worry. They after all did a lot for the politicians too.
Criminals who tried to kill a criminal were hanged today.. Criminals who killed hundreds of innocents are got bail from the apex court.
The Killers of innocent Pakistanis should have been hung first. The army should refrain from making it Generals war. This war is to be fought for whole nation, therefore we need to give clear message that we are not fighting it for top brass. Those who believe that few hangings will do the trick are living in fool's paradise. Prisoners of wars who are in custody for longer periods of time lose their credibility for future services. So far the message is that don't mess with the Army Officers, you can do whatever you like with the civilians and poor soldiers. Nobody will stop you.
Selective and timid approach by Nawaz Sharif Saheb. Then the death warrant was signed by the Military Chief, why? This should have been ideally signed by the President or the Prime Minister in a civilian elected government. This shows that military generals still prevail over the elected government in a scenario of double power centres just like Indian disease of UPA Government of MMS and Sonia Gandhi. This makes the foreign powers difficult for negotiating, while a civil govt exists in office.
@Antebellum: Only those who attacked Musharraf? We see the priorities!
Their dead warrants were issued by the COAS, since they were tried by military courts. The others are still alive as PMLN is still dragging its feet.
If government feels free now of hanging convicts of assassination attempt of Musharaf(still alive), kindly pay attention on hanging killer taliban of 50000 civilians.
Jahnum wasil
hanging of criminals should not be confined just to TTP or other banned terrorist organisations but should be perpetual till justice is served to model town massacre and perpetrators and executors of target killing in Karachi,
Only those who attacked Musharraf? We see the priorities!
If and when this does happen, I honestly hope the media shows humility and refrains from showing any pictures of the hangings.