An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday sentenced a man, said to be an agent of the Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), to life imprisonment on charges of waging war and conspiracy against the country.
The ATC-XV judge, who conducted the trial inside the judicial complex in Karachi central prison, convicted Muhammad Saleem and sentenced him to life imprisonment on three counts for offences under Sections 121-A (punishment for conspiracy to wage war or abetting waging of war against Pakistan), 122 (collecting arms, etc, with intention of waging war against Pakistan), and possession of explosive substances.
The court also handed down an additional 14-year imprisonment on terrorism charges and 10 years each for possessing unlicensed weapons and explosives. However, all the sentences shall run concurrently, the court ruled.
The accused appeared in court on bail and he was taken into custody after the pronouncement of the verdict.
