Pak army ‘confirms’ death for 12 militants

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 11, (AP): Pakistan’s powerful army chief, Gen Raheel Sharif, on Thursday confirmed death sentences awarded by military courts to 12 “hardcore terrorists” over their involvement in a series of attacks against security forces, the military said. In a statement, it said the men included a Pakistani Taleban militant, Muhammad Arbi, who abetted the 2012 attack on a jail in the northwestern district of Bannu. A large number of militants managed to escape when a group of Pakistani Taleban armed with rockets, guns and grenades attacked the jail.

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