Over 2 days, Pakistan hangs 8 'hardcore terrorists' sentenced by military courts

New Delhi, May 18: Pakistan, in quick succession, hanged eight "hardcore terrorists" over a period of two days. The executions were announced by the Directorate of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistan military's media wing, in similarly worded press releases.

Four men were executed on Wednesday while another four were hanged today. The executions took place at an unspecified jail in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

The four terrorists executed today were identified as Muhammad Ibrahim, Rizwan Ullah, Sardar Ali and Sher Muhammad Khan. Those executed on Wednesday were named Ahmed Ali, Asghar Khan, Haroon ur Rasheed and Gul Rehman.

According to the ISPR, all the eight men were active members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and were tried under Pakistan's military court system, the same system that sentenced Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav to death.

Notably, the practice of trying civilians suspected of terrorism was renewed by two years in March this year, news agency reported on Wednesday. The military courts were first set up for a two-year period after the December 2014 attack at an army-run school in Peshawar in which more than 150 people, mostly children, were killed.

The eight terrorists executed on Wednesday and Thursday were accused of various offenses of terrorism, "including killing of innocent civilians, destruction of educational institutions, attacking Armed Forces of Pakistan and Law Enforcement Agencies", the ISPR said. The four men executed today were further accused of "destruction of communication/ electricity infrastructure".

According to Justice for Pakistan, a human rights law firm based out of Lahore, Pakistan has executed 457 people since the 2014 Peshawar attack.

According to news agency, Pakistani officials have maintained that the country's military courts serve as a deterrent against terrorism. However, human rights groups have raised questions about the secrecy with which the military courts function.

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5 facts about 24-year-old Indian student shot dead inside his Audi in Canada

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April 14,2024

New Delhi: A 24-year-old student from India was shot dead inside a car in Canada's South Vancouver, the local police have said. The Vancouver Police in a statement said Chirag Antil, 24, was found dead inside a vehicle in the area after neighbours reported hearing gunshots.

"Officers were called to East 55th Avenue and Main Street around 11 pm on April 12 after residents heard the sound of gunshots. Chirag Antil, 24, was found deceased inside a vehicle in the area. No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing," the police said.

Chirag Antil's brother Ronit told reporters that Chirag seemed happy when they spoke on the phone in morning. Chirag later took out his Audi to go somewhere. That was when he was shot dead.

The Congress students' wing National Students' Union of India chief Varun Choudhary in a post on X tagging the Ministry of External Affairs requested for assistance to the student's family.

"Urgent attention regarding the murder of Chirag Antil, an Indian student in Vancouver, Canada. We urge the Ministry of External Affairs to closely monitor the progress of the investigation and ensure that justice is swiftly served," Mr Choudhary said.

"Additionally, we request the ministry to extend all necessary support and assistance to the family of the deceased during this difficult time," he said.

Chirag Antil's family is raising money through the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to repatriate his body to India, local media reported.

Haryana resident Romit Antil, the brother of Chirag Antil, told CityNews that he was a kind-hearted person.

"My brother and I had a great relationship. We used to talk every day, day and night. I spoke to him last before the accident happened. He was kind of happy, he never had any issues or fights with anyone, ever. He was an extremely polite person," Romit Antil told CityNews.

Chirag Antil came to Vancouver in September 2022. He just finished MBA at University Canada West, and recently got his work permit.

Here are 5 facts about Chirag Antil

1.   Chirag Antil was a resident of Sonipat, Haryana.
2.   He was the youngest son of Mahavir Antil, a retired employee of the Sugar Mill Department of the Haryana Government.
3.   Chirag moved to Vancouver in 2022 to pursue higher studies at the University Canada West (UCW), in British Columbia.
4.   After completing his MBA, he started working at a company in Canada after getting a work permit.
5.   Chirag's brother Ronit shared in an interview that his younger sibling was a "kind-hearted" person. "I spoke to him last before the accident happened," he said and added that Chirag sounded "happy".

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