Said Zaman Khan v. Federation of Pakistan
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Said Zaman Khan v. Federation of Pakistan is a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of Pakistan upheld death sentences against sixteen terrorists convicted by military courts in 2016. The accused included members of militant groups Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and al-Qaeda, as well as suspects involved in the Peshawar school massacre in 2014, the Bannu jailbreak in 2012, and the Rawalpindi Parade Lane bombing in 2009. The decision marked the first time the Court ruled on the legality of military trials, legalized for civilian terror suspects after the school massacre.
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Said Zaman Khan v. Federation of Pakistan | |
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Court | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
Full case name | Said Zaman Khan v. Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan Superintendent HSP, Sahiwal |
Decided | 29 August 2016; 7 years ago (2016-08-29) |
Citation(s) | 2017 SCMR 1249; Civil Petition No. 842 of 2016 |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali Justices Amir Hani Muslim Sh. Azmat Saeed Manzoor Ahmad Malik Faisal Arab |
Case opinions | |
Decision by | Sh. Azmat Saeed |
Concurrence | All |
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