Man convicted in hate material case

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday convicted a man involved in a hate material case registered by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).

The court sentenced Sajjad Khan to three years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs90,000 after the charges were proved.

ATC Judge Arshad Javed announced the verdict after hearing arguments and reviewing the evidence presented by the prosecution.

The prosecution informed the court that Sajjad had links with a proscribed organisation and had been found possessing hate material.

The Lahore CTD had registered the case against the accused on charges of possessing and distributing hate material.