Terrorist Dr Usman and co hanged

2014-12-19 1,021

As many as two terrorists, Arshad and Aqeel alias Dr Usman who were awaiting capital punishment have been hanged and pronounced dead in the District Jail.

According to the details, both terrorists were shifted to the District Jail from the Central Jail for the death penalty.

Arshad was convicted in the case regarding attack on former president Pervez Musharraf while Usman was involved in the attack on the Pakistan Army s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi in 2009.

Earlier, the doctors had completed the medical check-ups of terrorists.

Reportedly, the final words of both the militants were also recorded.

Furthermore, the doctors had issued the medical certificates of both Usman and Arshad.

The Pakistan Army took charge of the Central Jail and shooters were deployed on the rooftops.

The relatives of Usman and Arshad have also had their final meetings with them.

Moreover, Police and Elite Force contingents were increased on the roads that lead to the District Jail from the Central Jail.

A motorcade of as many as 30 vehicles of both the Pakistan Army and Elite Force came to transfer terrorists to the District Jail.

Arshad and Usman were in two armored vehicles with as many as 14 security forces vehicles