8 out of 10 Convicts in Malala's attack case released

Update: 2015-06-05 16:12 GMT
Activist and youngest Nobel Award winner Malala Yousafzai was shot in the held in October 2012 by Talibans in Pakistan.

Pakistan Military has conducted a secret anti-terror operation and nabbed 10 people in connection with Malala's assassination plot in September 2014. After a trail in Malala's native place, All the 10 people facing charges were declared as convicts and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Fresh reports appearing in media confirm a trail held under the supervision of Pakistan Military has acquitted 8 out of 10 militants due to lack of sufficient evidence against them. The rest of the two (Israrullah, Izhar) were sentenced to 25 in jail, which is a punishment equal to life imprisonment. No media personnel was allowed for the trail.

Actually, The one who fired bullet into Malala's head (Ataullah Khan) is absconding and he might be hiding in Afghanistan.
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