Three militants hanged in Pakistan: Army

Three militants convicted by military courts in Pakistan were executed on Wednesday at a high security prison in Punjab province, an official said.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, the militants were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism, including attacks on armed forces and law enforcement agencies.

The military courts, in their two-year tenure, handed over a total of 161 death sentences of which 21 have been executed so far.

--IANS

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