Pakistan court sentences three JeM activists for terror funding

An antiterrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced three activists of the Masood Azharled JaisheMohammad JeM for five years each in jail for arranging funds for the proscribed terror outfit amid pressure from the global community to rein in militant groupsThe AntiTerrorism Court found the trio guilty in three separate cases on Friday after funds collected for the militant outfit were recovered from them They were sent to the central prison in Gujranwala in Punjab provinceThe convicts M Iftikhar Muhammad Ajmal and Bilal were also fined Rs 45000 Rs 50000 and Rs 40000 respectively besides the sentence The Counter Terrorism Department CTD in Gujranwala had earlier registered a case against them the Express Tribune reportedAccording to Punjab CTD spokesperson the investigations and prosecutions iquestare being followed to stop proscribed organisations from indulging in terror financing The spokesperson warned these organisations and their leaders to desist from such acts or action would be taken against themPakistan launched a crackdown against supporters of militant outfits after pressure from the international community to stop support to the militant groups Three members of the Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeedled JamaatudDawa were arrested Thursday on charges of terror financing in Punjab provinceSix JeM members were arrested for allegedly collecting funds for the terror group on WednesdayOn Monday three terrorists belonging to the Islamic State IS and LashkareJhangvi LeJ militant groups were arrested by the CTD officials in Pakistans Punjab provinceLast week six activists of the JeM and the LashkareJhangvi LeJ were arrested by the CTD from Gujranwala Rawalpindi Multan and Lahore for allegedly collecting funds to finance terrorism Parisbased international terror financing watchdog FATF in June last year placed Pakistan onto its watch list in a bid to push the country to halt support for militant groupsIn February the FATF decided to continue the Grey listing of Pakistan for its failure to stop funding of terrorist groups such as the JeM the LashkareTaiba LeT and the JuDThe Pakistan government arrested over 100 members of banned outfits including JeM chief Azhars son and brother and also taken control of JeM JuD and FIFs properties including seminaries and mosques across the countryOn the other hand one of the two terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district on Friday was a Pakistani and the duo belonged to JaisheMohammad JeM outfit police said on SaturdayThe spokesman said incriminating material including arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of the encounter and all such materials have been taken into case records for further investigation and to probe their complicity in other terror crimesTop News Stories Of The DayMumbai doctors suicide Dr Payal Tadvi refused help fearing more bullying by seniorsMiss Teen World 2019 They said I am not beautiful but here I amAditya Pancholi files fresh complaint against actress lawyerMumbai doctors suicide Families of accused doctors relieved after trio sent to judicial custodyMumbai At JJ hospital doctors take on abusive professorShiv Sena weighed down by heavy industries againMumbai Constable commits suicide by jumping off local train near DahisarA disaster waiting to happen Dangerous Dombivli bridge to remain open for publicMumbai BMC to reduce load of utility wires on bridgesWhy isnt plastic ban implemented effectively yetCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get the latest updates