ISLMABAD – *Pakistani Anti Terrorism Court announces verdict in cases ofterror financing against JuD Chief Hafiz Saeed.*
Lahore anti-terrorism court (ATC) convicted on Wednesday Jamat ud Dawaleader Hafiz Saeed in two terror-financing cases.
ATC Judge Arshad Hussain Bhatta announced the verdict. The JuD chief hasbeen given a jail term of five and a half years and a fine of Rs15,000 ineach case.
On February 6, the court had earlier reserved its verdict in the twocases. The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) had arrested Saeedlast year in July.
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The CTD arrested the JuD chief when he was travelling to Gujranwala fromLahore.
“The main charge is that he is gathering funds for banned outfits, which isillegal,” Chief Minister Punjab’s spokesperson Shahbaz Gill said followingthe JuD’s arrest.
