February 12, 2020 9:05 PM

printer

Pak court sentence Hafiz Saeed in two terror funding cases

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan today sentenced Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed in two terror funding cases. The court sentenced Saeed to five and a half years in each case. The sentences of both cases will run concurrently.<br />'' <br />'' A UN-designated terrorist, Saeed was arrested on the 17th of July last year in the terror financing cases. He is lodged at the Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail in high security.<br />'' <br />'' The court had indicted Saeed and his close aides on the 11th of December, last year in terror financing cases in day-to-day hearing.<br />'' <br />'' The two cases were registered against Saeed in Lahore and Gujranwala cities on the application of the Counter-Terrorism Department of Punjab police.<br />'' <br />'' Saeed-led JuD is believed to be the front organization for the LeT which is responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people, including six Americans.<br />''  

Most Read
View All arrow-right

No posts found.