A Pakistani court has convicted three leaders of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD). Importantly it includes LeT founder Hafiz Saeed’s brother-in-law Abdul Rahman Makki. In case of terror financing.
US state department has announced a reward of $2 million for Makki, JuD leader.
On Friday, Zafar Iqbal and Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi were convicted by judge Ejaz Ahmad Buttar of an anti-terrorism court in Lahore .
Hafiz Saeed, whose anti-India agenda and the acts of terror in Kashmir since the 1990s, now operates as the chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa or JuD — which is a charity organisation.
Hafiz was sentenced to jail terms in two FIRs registered by the counter terrorism department of Pakistan. The sentence was in connection with the acquisition of the properties for the charity, but in reality, were used for terror promotion.
As per Hinduatan Times, the court gave a collective prison term of 16-and-a-half years to Iqbal and Bhuttavi while Makki received a jail term of one-and-a-half years, according to reports in the Pakistani media. Iqbal and Salam were also fined Rs170,000 while Makki was directed to pay a fine of Rs 20,000.
Indian remains doubtful of action by Pakistan against LeT, JuD and other groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed.