US asks Pak to hold Lakhvi accountable for 26/11 attack laosnews.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from laosnews.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
After India calls out Pakistan s farce, US tells Imran Khan govt to punish Lakhvi for Mumbai attacks Updated Jan 09, 2021 | 23:56 IST
The US reaction on Lakhvi has come a day after India termed Pakistan s action against the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind as farce . Zaki-Ur-Rehman Lakhvi  |  Photo Credit: AFP
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Yesterday, a Pakistan court sentenced Zakiur-ur-Rehman Lakhvi to 15 years in prison in a terror-funding case
Lakhvi is a leader of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist outfit and 26/11 Mumbai Terror attacks mastermind
Washington: The United States remained unconvinced over Pakistan s efforts to convict Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leader Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and asked the Imran Khan regime to further hold him accountable for his crimes.
Pak court sentences 26/11 mastermind Lakhvi to 15 years russiaherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from russiaherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Pak court sentences 26/11 mastermind Lakhvi to 15 years imprisonment ANI | Updated: Jan 08, 2021 17:02 IST
Lahore [Pakistan], January 8 (ANI): An anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Friday sentenced 26/11 Mumbai Terror attacks mastermind Zakiur-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a leader of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist outfit to 15 years in prison in a terror-funding case.
ATC-III Judge Ejaz Ahmad Buttar pronounced the verdict and awarded a fine of Rs 300,000 to Lakhvi for running a medical dispensary to collect and disburse funds for terrorist activities according to The Express Tribune.
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Police arrested Lakhvi on January 2 on the charges of terror financing case.
The arrest was made in relation to terrorism financing, a spokesman for CTD clarified, and not for a specific militant attack . Proscribed organisation LeT (Lashkar-e-Taiba) leader Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi (has been) arrested on charg
The United States on Tuesday welcomed the arrest of UN-designated terrorist Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi and urged Pakistan to hold him accountable for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Lakhvi was arrested on Saturday by Pakistan s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) during a raid conducted in Lahore. The department s spokesperson said that Lakhvi was arrested during a raid for allegedly financing terrorists. We welcome Pakistan s arrest of terrorist leader Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi as an important step in holding him responsible for his role in supporting terrorism and its financing, the United States Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs wrote on Twitter.