Pakistan: Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, alleged Mumbai attack mastermind, sentenced to five years’ jail
The senior Lashkar-e-Taiba commander was sentenced under charges of terror-financing. Updated Jan 08, 2021 · 09:59 pm A photograph showing Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. | Reuters
A Pakistan court on Friday sentenced Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a senior commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba, to five years in jail and fined him 3 lakh Pakistani Rupee (over Rs 1.36 lakh) for terror financing, the
Dawn reported. He was sentenced to five year’s imprisonment, to be served concurrently, under three sections of Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Act, for running a dispensary in Kot Lakhpat in the country’s Punjab province, to raise funds for financing terrorism.
Pakistan arrests 7 Shiite militants, foil possible attacks
by Asim Tanveer, The Associated Press
Posted Jan 7, 2021 8:14 am EDT
Last Updated Jan 7, 2021 at 8:28 am EDT
MULTAN, Pakistan Pakistan’s counter-terrorism police and the country’s intelligence agency raided hideouts of an outlawed Shiite militant group in the eastern Punjab province and arrested seven suspects who allegedly wanted to attack leaders of rival Sunni Muslims’ groups, a spokesman said Thursday.
In a statement, the Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department said the suspects from the outlawed Sipah-e-Mohammad group were arrested in three separate raids over the previous 24 hours from cities of Sargodha, Khusab and Sahiwal.
It said officers seized bomb-making material and guns that were to be used in sectarian attacks by the arrested men. The suspects were being directed by militant leader Mehmood Iqbal, who was hiding in a neighbouring country, officials said. Authorities did not name the country but officia
Lakhvi allowed expenses from frozen account after UN nod
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January 6, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accepted and approved the application of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, leader of proscribed organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), for using his frozen bank account for monthly expenses worth Rs150,000.
The permission was granted 10 days before his latest arrest. The Punjab government and Bank of Punjab administration have been informed about the development, The News learnt exclusively here on Tuesday.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved the application of Lakhvi and issued the statutory notification (SRO) on December 23, 2020. A copy of the SRO is also available with this correspondent.
Lakhvi allowed monthly expenses from frozen account after UN nod
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January 6, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accepted and approved the application of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, leader of proscribed organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), for using his frozen bank account for monthly expenses worth Rs150,000.
The permission was granted 10 days before his latest arrest. The Punjab government and Bank of Punjab administration have been informed about the development, The News learnt exclusively here on Tuesday.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved the application of Lakhvi and issued the statutory notification (SRO) on December 23, 2020. A copy of the SRO is also available with this correspondent.
Updated Jan 02, 2021 | 15:05 IST
The LeT terrorist has been arrested in connection with a terrorism financing case registered by the Punjab Counter Terror Department at Lahore police station. 26/11 attacks planner Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi arrested in Pakistan | Photo Credit: PTI
New Delhi: LeT operations commander and 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks planner Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi was on Saturday arrested in Pakistan on terror financing charges.
The LeT terrorist has been arrested in connection with a terrorism financing case registered by the Punjab Counter Terror Department at Lahore police station. He was allegedly running a dispensary using funds collected for terrorism financing.
Lakhvi, the operations commander of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, was designated as a global terrorist by the UN under the United Nations Security Council Resolution in 2008 after the Mumbai attacks.