'' 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 . The decision marked the first time the Court ruled on the legality of military trials , legalized for civilian terror suspects after the school massacre
Rawalpindi Parade Lane bombing
December 2009 Rawalpindi attack
Said Zaman Khan v. Federation of Pakistan