Imran Khan\u2019s nephew Hassan Khan Niazi sentenced to 10 years over involvement in attack on Jinnah House
\n RAWALPINDI
\nPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan\u2019s nephew Hassan Khan Niazi is among 60 more \u201cculprits\u201d sentenced by the military court for their involvement in the May 9 riots, the military\u2019s media wing said on Thursday.
\n\u201cThe Field General Court Martial has promulgated the punishments to the following remaining 60 culprits after examining all evidence, ensuring the provision of all legal rights to the convicts, completion of due process and the appropriate legal proceedings,\u201d said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a press release.
\nUnderscoring the conclusion of the military trial of all the accused, involved in the May 9 riots, under military custody, the ISPR noted that all the convicted individuals retained the right to appeal and other legal resources, as guaranteed by the Constitution and the law.
\n\u201cThe nation, government, and the armed forces remain steadfast in their commitment to upholding justice and ensuring that the inviolable writ of the state is maintained,\u201d said the ISPR.
\nThe development came days after the military courts, on December 21, sentenced 25 civilians to periods of two to 10 years of \u201crigorous imprisonment\u201d in connection with attacks on military facilities in 2023, the ISPR had said.
\nThe US, UK and EU had expressed concerns over the sentencing of the civilians by the military courts, maintaining that the convictions were against the international law.
\nResponding to the concerns raised by the foreign countries, the Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday said that the military courts\u2019 judgments were made under a law enacted by the parliament and in line with the ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
\nIn a statement, FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said: \u201cPakistan is fully committed to fulfilling all its international human rights obligations.\u201d
\nSpeaking to Geo News, Brigadier (retd) Waqar Hassan called for bringing \u201cmaster planners\u201d of the riots to the justice.
\nHe further said the May 9 rioters were receiving instructions from abroad to target the military installations.
\n\u201cSome people were victims of political schemes. It\u2019s crucial to apprehend those behind this [May 9 riots],\u201d he added.
\nSyed Muhammad Ali, an expert on national security affairs, said the sentences were not announced in haste and the due process was followed.
\nHe said the Field Marshal is aware of right to appeal \u201cso certainly would have taken all due care\u201d.
\n\u201cNo constitutional or international rights give right to attack state institutions.\u201d
\nReferring to the western countries, the expert further questioned the conduct of those countries criticizing the military courts decision, asking what have they during war on terror.
\n\u201cThey themselves did not respect constitution of so many countries.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Imran Khan\u2019s nephew Hassan Khan Niazi sentenced to 10 years over involvement in attack on Jinnah House RAWALPINDI Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan\u2019s nephew Hassan Khan Niazi is among 60 more \u201cculprits\u201d sentenced by the military court for their involvement in the May 9 riots, the military\u2019s media wing said on Thursday. \u201cThe Field […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":451807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-451788","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n