Peshawar, March 18: Pakistani authorities today produced 12 Taliban militants in anti-terrorism courts in the restive Swat valley, marking the beginning of efforts to bring to trial those arrested during operations by security forces.
The militants were produced in anti-terrorism courts set up in Saidu Sharif, one of the main towns of Swat district, in line with a decision made by the government to try them for their crimes, official sources told PTI.
The 12 militants were arrested by security forces from different districts of Malakand division, where the army conducted a major operation against the Taliban last year.
The names of the militants produced in the courts could not immediately be ascertained, though the sources said no important commander was among them.
–Agencies