Aftermath
The Sindh Governor Lieutenant-General (retired) Moinuddin Haider remained in constant touch with the authorities throughout the siege. Following a week, he honoured the Sindh Police officers with highest honours and gallantry awards. The hijackers were, in 1998, convicted under 402-B (hijacking code defined in Pakistani law) and were given the death penalty in 1999.
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