Mumbai terror assault mastermind Zakiur Lakhvi sentenced to 15 years’ jail by means of Pakistan courtroom

Lahore anti-terrorism courtroom has sentenced Zakiur Rahman Lakhvi to 15 years in jail on terror financing fees. Lakhvi is the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror assault.

Previous on Thursday, an anti-terrorism courtroom in Pakistan issued an arrest warrant for banned Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) leader Masood Azhar at the fees of terror financing. Zakiur Rahman Lakhvi was once additionally arrested on an identical fees and on Friday he was once sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment.

On January 2, Pakistan had introduced that it has arrested Mumbai assault mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operations commander Lakhvi in Lahore on terror financing fees.

Zakiur Rahman Lakhvi, who’s a UN proscribed terrorist, was once on bail since 2015 within the Mumbai assault case. He was once arrested by means of the Counter-Terrorism Division (CTD) of Punjab province in January amidst a rising global power on Pakistan to deliver to justice terrorists roaming unfastened within the nation.

The UN Safety Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee had not too long ago allowed for a per month cost of Pakistani Rupee 1.five lakh for Lakhvi to satisfy his private bills.

Lashkar-e-Taiba, led by means of Jamat-ud-Dawa leader Hafiz Saeed, has been discovered accountable for sporting out the 2008 Mumbai assault that killed 166 folks, together with six American citizens.

The worldwide terror financing watchdog Monetary Motion Process Pressure (FATF) is instrumental in pushing Pakistan to take measures towards terrorists roaming freely in Pakistan and the usage of its territory to hold out assaults in India and in other places.

(With inputs from PTI)