A Pakistani court has sentenced two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants to 15 years in prison

Lahore, Ta. 19 July 2020, Sunday

Pakistan's anti-terrorism court on Saturday sentenced two members of the banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba to 15 years in prison in a terror financing case. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) said on Saturday that an anti-terrorism court in Lahore had ended the trial against two militants Lukman Shah and Masood Ur Rehman of the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba.

The CTD of Punjab Police registered a case against the two terrorists in 2019 and investigated. The court convicted the accused in a terror financing case under anti-terrorism laws and sentenced them to 15 years in prison, the CTD said. The court also fined both the terrorists. According to the CTD, the two militant groups were managing Tayyaba's assets and using the proceeds to finance terrorism.

The CTD said that the prosecution has successfully proved its case by presenting solid evidence and witnesses. The two convicts collected money for Lashkar-e-Taiba and took possession of their property. The convictions of both the convicts will prove to be an important step towards stopping terror financing in the country.

Earlier last month, an anti-terrorism court in Lahore had sentenced four members of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a terrorist group linked to Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks, to five years in prison. He was convicted in a terror financing case.