An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced three activists of the Masood Azhar-led Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) for five years each in jail for arranging funds for the proscribed outfit amid pressure from the global community to rein in militant groups.
The Anti-Terrorism Court found the trio guilty in threeseparate cases on Friday after funds collected for the militant outfit wererecovered from them. They were sent to central prison in Gujranwala in Punjabprovince.
The convicts M Iftikhar, Muhammad Ajmal and Bilal were alsofined Rs 45,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 40,000 respectively besides the sentence.
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Gujranwala had earlier registered a case against them, the Express Tribune reported. According to Punjab CTD spokesperson, the investigations and prosecutions “are being followed to stop proscribed organisations from indulging in terror financing.” PTI