Said Zaman Khan v. Federation of Pakistan

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Said Zaman Khan v. Federation of Pakistan
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; 8 years ago (2016-08-29)
Citation	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

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.