Pakistan: the death penalty as a response to terrorist acts

The leader of the Pakistani government, Nawaz Sharif, said Wednesday he lifted the moratorium on the death penalty in cases of terrorism. The death penalty is often imposed in Pakistan but has not been applied since 2008.

The announcement of the Prime Minister came a day after in Peshawar. A particularly vicious attack, according to the testimonies of survivors. Lying on his hospital bed, Mehran Khan tells what happened on Tuesday when the commandos entered the school. "We hid in a locker room and pretended to be dead, he said. The attackers have passed, and attention was chosen especially by our teacher. So they shot him in the head to make sure she was well dead. Then they set fire to his clothes. "

The Taliban commandos killed at least 141 people including 132 children. It is the bloodiest terrorist attack in history. The first funerals were held in the evening. A three-day national mourning was declared.

Throughout the country and beyond, is . Among the many convictions rather unexpected from the Afghan Taliban, themselves, frequently carry out attacks. In a statement, they stressed that "the premeditated murder of innocents is contrary to the principles of Islam."

The attack against the school in Peshawar was claimed by the Taliban Movement of Pakistan (TTP), who says he wants to avenge the recent army offensives in its strongholds near the Afghan border.

In response, the Pakistani army has reaffirmed its determination to continue its operations against Taliban insurgents.