Pakistan military court sentences nine to death for terrorism
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A secret military court in Pakistan has sentenced nine men to death and one to life in prison after convicting them of involvement in different cases of terrorism, the military said on Monday.
Military courts were empowered in January to try suspected militants after Taliban gunmen massacred 134 children at an army-run school in December. The government argued that civilians were too scared to convict militants.
Last month, a secret military court sentenced six men to death after convicting them of involvement in the massacre at the school in Peshawar.
"Chief of Army Staff confirms death sentence of nine hard core terrorists involved in killings of civilians and persons of Law Enforcement Agencies," the military said in a statement.
