Said Zaman Khan v. Federation of Pakistan

Said Zaman Khan v. Federation of Pakistan
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Full case nameSaid Zaman Khan v. Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan Superintendent HSP, Sahiwal
Decided29 August 2016 (2016-08-29)
Citation2017 SCMR 1249; Civil Petition No. 842 of 2016
Court membership
Judges sittingChief Justice
Anwar Zaheer Jamali Justices
Amir Hani Muslim
Sh. Azmat Saeed
Manzoor Ahmad Malik
Faisal Arab
Case opinions
Decision bySh. Azmat Saeed
ConcurrenceAll

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.


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