Two TTP terrorists, Malik Rajik and Saddam Hussain Musa, have been sentenced to 34-34 years of rigorous imprisonment on Friday after being found guilty of involvement in terrorist activities in Punjab province.
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A Pakistani court has sentenced two members of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) to 34-34 years of imprisonment, convicting them of carrying out terrorist activities in Punjab province. An official gave this information on Saturday. TTP is also known as Pakistan Taliban and it is believed to have links with the global terrorist organization Al Qaeda.
The Sahiwal-based Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday convicted two TTP terrorists Malik Rajik and Saddam Hussain Musa for their involvement in terrorist activities in Punjab province, a court official told PTI. Sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment.
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Both the accused were arrested in May last year
ATC judge Zahid Ghaznavi pronounced the sentence after evidence was placed before the court by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), he said. The CTD arrested the culprits in May last year from Pakpattan town, about 200 km from Lahore, the official said. And weapons, explosives and jackets used in suicide attacks were recovered from them.
CTD arrested eight suspects
Meanwhile, the CTD has arrested eight suspected terrorists from different areas of the state. CTD issued a statement on Saturday saying that eight suspected TTP links have been arrested and cases against them are registered in different police stations of the state. have been entered.
TTP has done many terrorist attacks in Pakistan
TTP has done many deadly attacks all over Pakistan. According to media reports, TTP attacked the army headquarters in 2009. While a year before that, in 2008, the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad was bombed. Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai was attacked by TTP in 2012. Not only this, in 2014, the Army Public School in the northwestern city was attacked. At least 150 people including 131 students were killed in this. This attack had shocked the whole world and it was condemned all around.
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