ATC sentences two to 14 years in prison

Accused Shah Hussain and Aziz Jamal alias Ma’az were charged for possessing explosives

PESHAWAR: An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar sentenced on Wednesday two people for 14 years in jail for possessing explosives.

According to a statement by the provincial counter terrorism department, the accused Shah Hussain was arrested on April 8, while accomplice Aziz Jamal alias Ma’az, who initially escaped, was later apprehended.

CTD officials had registered a case against both under a terrorism act.

They were presented in the ATC, and sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Both the convicted were shifted to jail, added the statement.