Observer Report
Lahore
A Lahore Anti-Terrorism Court on Friday sentenced Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, leader of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba, to five years imprisonment and a fine of Rs300,000 in a terrorism financing case.
The court also directed law enforcement agencies to arrest the co-accused in the case, Abu Anas Mohsin, due to availability of sufficient evidence against him.
In a statement, officials said Lakhvi was arrested by the Punjab Counter Terrorism Department in an intelligence-based operation from Lahore.
The statement said he was suspected of running a medical dispensary to collect and disburse funds for financing terrorism, had been charged under relevant sections of the ATA and would be brought before an ATC in Lahore.
In its written order issued, the ATC found Lakhvi guilty under three sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, for running a dispensary in Kot Lakhpat to raise funds for financing terrorism.
Lakhvi was sentenced to five-year prison terms under each section, to be served concurrently, with an additional fine of Rs300,000.
The court also handed over possession of the said dispensary to the state.
