Sectarianism: Court jails militant for three years

DG KHAN: A militant accused of distributing sectarian hate material was jailed for three years on Saturday by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) along with a fine of Rs30,000.

On November 24, 2015, Muhammad Tahir was arrested for promoting sectarianism after flags of a banned militant outfit and hateful literature were seized from him. A case was registered against him at CTD police station and a charge-sheet was presented at the Dera Ghazi Khan ATC.

During the hearing, Deputy Prosecutor Malik Zahid Hussain informed the court that hate literature was seized from him despite a ban on its distribution.

After hearing the arguments, ATC Judge Wajahat Hussain announced a three-year jail term.

Following the conviction, Tahir’s bail was cancelled and he was sent to jail.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 27^th, 2016.