Pakistan prepares military trials in wake of school massacre

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'We will not let the blood of our children go in vain,' said Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister said the country will set up special trial courts under the supervision of military officers to prosecute terrorism cases in the wake of the Taliban school massacre.

Nawaz Sharif spoke in a nationally televised address Thursday after a marathon meeting with all political parties and the country’s military leadership to hash out new counter-terrorism policies in the wake of the horrific attack.

“The Peshawar attack has shocked the nation. We will not let the blood of our children go in vain,” said Sharif.

In the wake of the Pakistani Taliban atrocity on Dec. 16 that killed 149 people, the government has scrambled to show that it is getting tough on militancy.

The military has stepped up operations in the tribal areas, and the government has reinstated the death penalty. Already, six people have been executed.

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