LAHORE: Terrorists opened fireplace on regulation enforcement officers and gunned down two of their accomplices concerned in 2021 Dasu Hydropower Undertaking (DHPP) assault as they have been being moved from the Sahiwal jail, mentioned the Counter Terrorism Division (CTD).
The terrorists have been on demise row and have been being moved from the jail because of safety considerations, mentioned a CTD spokesperson, including one among them was mastermind of the assault.
“Accomplices of the arrested terrorists opened fireplace on police to get them freed, resultantly taking pictures each of them lifeless,” the spokesperson mentioned. The incident happened on Sammundari highway in Sahiwal.
At the very least 13 folks, together with 9 Chinese language nationals engaged on the Dasu Hydropower Undertaking (DHPP), have been killed in an explosion on July 14, 2021.
A probe into the incident had later revealed that it was an act of terrorism involving the nexus between India’s Analysis and Evaluation Wing (RAW) and Afghanistan’s Nationwide Directorate of Safety (NDS).
Following the explosion, the Chinese language agency engaged on the challenge had stopped engaged on the location citing “safety considerations” and laid off all however probably the most important Pakistani employees.
Nonetheless, the corporate had later withdrawn the notification and the work on the challenge was resumed after a couple of months.
In November 2022, an Anti-Terrorism Court docket (ATC) handed down the demise sentence on 13 counts to every of the 2 males arrested within the DHPP terrorist assault case.
The courtroom had additionally imposed Rs40 million high quality on the 2 convicted terrorists, moreover awarding them a complete of round 800 years of imprisonment; together with life imprisonment.
The International Workplace on November 14, 2022, welcomed the decision saying the choice demonstrated Pakistan’s dedication to counterterrorism.
“[…] the proactive investigation, prosecution and judgment on this case have as soon as once more demonstrated Pakistan’s abiding dedication to counterterrorism.”