RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday suspended execution of five terrorists, who were handed down death penalty for their involvement in attack on an army camp in Gujrat in 2012.
The execution was stayed by LHC’s Rawalpindi on a petition filed petition filed by the counsel of one of the convicted men.
Advocate Laiq Khan Swati told a single-member bench of LHC that his client Ahsan Azim was not provided with any information pertaining to the case including the charge sheet as well as the summary of evidence and trial proceedings despite requests submitted earlier.
He submitted that his client’s family members were suddenly told to hold a last meeting with the Azim as he was going to be hanged soon. Ahsan Azim, hailing from Wah Cantt, is currently held at the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore.
Kamran, Umar Nadeem, Ahsan Azim, Amir Yousuf and Asif Idrees were handed down death sentences by a military court for their involvement in an attack on an army camp in Gujrat in 2012. The attack had claimed the lives of at least seven security personnel.
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