Yet another Military Court convicted terrorist execution stayed by PHC

Yet another Military Court convicted terrorist execution stayed by PHC

PESHAWAR - Yet another Military Court convict terrorist conviction has been stayed by the High Court.

As per the media report, Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday stayed the execution of a convict by a military court for his involvement in terrorist activities.

A single bench of Justice Muhammad Ayub suspended the death sentence to Bashir Ahmad till further order. A military court had sentenced him to death. The chief of army staff had confirmed it.

The bench also issued a notice to the federal government through Ministry of Defence to produce the record of the case held by the military court. The court passed the order in a review petition filed against the decision of the military court. The petition was filed by Shehnaz, wife of the convict, through her lawyer Taimur Haider Khan.