TIL Desk/World/Lahore/ Mumbai attack mastermind and Lashkar-e-Tayiba operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi was sentenced to five years in jail on Friday by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court in a terror financing case, amidst growing international pressure on Islamabad to bring to justice terrorists roaming free in the country.
Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore Judge Ejaz Ahmad Buttar sentenced United Nations proscribed terrorist Lakhvi to five years of rigorous imprisonment each on three counts with a fine of PKR 100,000 (approximately $620) each on three counts. His punishment will run concurrently.
“The Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore convicted Lakhvi for commission of offences of terrorism financing in a case registered by the CTD for 15 years under different sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997,” a court official said after the hearing. “In default of payment of fine, he will have to undergo an imprisonment of six months each on three counts. He has been sent to prison to serve the sentences,” the official said.
