Pakistan court hands death penalty to soldier for civilian killing

KARACHI Aug 12 (Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced to death a mem ber of a paramilitary force for the June killing of an unarmed man, a rare rebuke to the country's powerful security establishment.

The anti-terrorism court also sentenced five other Rangers and a civilian to life imprisonment.

The incident, which took place in June in Karachi, was caught on videotape and broadcast on television, deepening anger against security forces already tarnished for their failure to detect an American commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May.

The shooting of the unarmed man also triggered criticism of Pakistan's human rights record and its unpopular government, which many say has failed to rein in the police and army. (Reporting by Imtiaz Shah; Writing by Faisal Aziz; Editing by Chris Allbritton)