[RFE/RL] Pakistani military courts have handed nine men death sentences over a series of attacks that killed dozens of security officials and civilians, including Shi'ites, in recent years.In a statement, the military described the condemned men as "hardcore terrorists." It said the men include an Al-Qaeda militant and member of the Pakistani Taliban.
Pakistan has hanged more than 300 people since lifting a moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014. The moratorium was lifted following a Taliban attack on a military-run school in Peshawar that killed more than 150 people, mainly children. More than 7,000 inmates are on death row in Pakistani jails, most for decades.