ATC awards 801 years sentence to both accused involved in terrorist attack on Dasu project: DIG.

ABBOTTABAD -- Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Hazara Region Zeeshan Asghar on Monday said that Special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Abbottabad awarded 801 years in jail, 26-count death penalty (13 years each) and imposed a 40 million rupees fine on two accused responsible for the terrorist attack on Dasu Hydro Power Project (DHPP).

He expressed these views, while addressing a press conference, along with SSP CTD Nazir Khan at his office.

The DIG further said that 13 Chinese and Pakistanis were martyred in a suicide attack in Dasu last year, in which the police along with CTD and other law enforcement agencies worked tirelessly and reached the family and other people involved in the suicide attack by using modern forensic technique and arrested them.

While giving the details of the punishment awarded to both convicts, Zeeshan Asghar said that the court also imposed Rs 40 million fine on both proven terrorists, besides awarding them a total of around 800 years of imprisonment with life imprisonment.

All the sentences shall run concurrently. Benefits of Section 382-B CrPC have also been extended in favour of the accused.

The DIG said that the ATC special court sentenced the accused Muhammad Hussain, alias Syed Muhammad alias Zawan alias Mama, son of Abdul Rahim age 49, resident of Sabin Burat, Tehsil, Matta, Swat, and Muhammad Ayaz, alias Jan, 42, resident of Zurai Balu Jabril Tehsil, Matta Swat, and awarded each death penalty on 13 counts and 800-year imprisonment.

Zeeshan Asghar said that the court ordered the hanging of each convict on 13 counts for the crime under section 302 PPC on 13 counts and 7-ATA. They have also imposed a 1.5 million fine per victim which the heirs of the deceased would receive and ordered one-year additional imprisonment in case of non-payment of the fine by the convicts.

He said that after the Dasu terrorist incident a case was registered against the unknown accused in Police Station CTD Hazara Region; a JIT was formed in the case and the investigation started in the light of the evidence available on the spot.

DIG disclosed that the video of the Honda car used in the suicide attack was obtained from the CCTV cameras which found a red sticker of the Chaman 2 showroom on the front number plate of the said car which could not be read by the naked eye.

He said that after getting information from all over Pakistan, it was found in Chaman 2 Bargin...