City
Epaper

Hafiz Saeed's terror funding case to be shifted to LHC

By IANS | Published: September 30, 2019 12:12 PM

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday allowed that a terrorism financing case against Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, be shifted from a Gujranwala anti-terrorism court (ATC) to the one here.

Open in App

LHC Chief Justice Sardar Shamim Ahmed heard a petition filed by Saeed in which he said that he was being kept in a jail in Lahore but was transported to Gujranwala for every appearance before the court, reports Dawn news.

The JuD chief said that in light of the security situation, appearing before the Gujranwala court was not fitting and added that if he was being held in a jail in Lahore, the case should also be shifted there.

During the proceedings, a lawyer for the government said that they had no objection to shifting the case.

Issuing the order, the LHC Chief Justice wrapped up the petition.

In July, Saeed was arrested in connection with the terrorism financing case while on his way from Lahore to Gujranwala.

Prior to his arrest, top 13 JuD leaders, including Saeed and Naib Emir Abdul Rehman Makki, were booked in nearly two dozen cases for terror financing and money laundering under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.

Last week, the sanctions committee of the UN Security Council allowed Pakistan to let Saeed, a UN-designated global terrorist, use his bank account for personal expenses.

Pakistan had frozen his bank accounts in compliance with a Security Council resolution seeking such a ban.

( With inputs from IANS )

Tags: Un Security CouncilSecurity CouncilLahoreGujranwala
Open in App

Related Stories

InternationalPakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf Seeks Permission to Hold Rally in Lahore

NationalSarabjit Singh's Killer Amir Sarfaraz Shot Dead in Lahore

InternationalExternal Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Claims Nehru's Policies Hindered India's Permanent UNSC Seat

InternationalEarthquake in US: Quake of Magnitude 5.5 Interrupts UN Security Council Meeting in New York - Watch Video

InternationalUN Has Warned Security Council That Sudan Is Suffering From One of the Worst Humanitarian Crises in Recent History (SeeTweet)

International Realted Stories

InternationalRussian, US troops operating at same Niger Base amid Ukraine war tensions

InternationalPak: Fazlur Rehman insists on fresh elections, alleges rigging in previous polls

InternationalSaudi women's rights activist sentenced to 11 years in prison

InternationalPak: Restrictions imposed on movement of Chinese nationals sans armoured vehicles

InternationalPak college implements restrictions on girl students' political participation