Pak jails Imam for hate speech

BAHAWALPUR: Anti-terrorism court judge Khalid Arshad on Friday awarded 10-year and four months jail term to the prayer leader of a mosque at Qaimpur Town near Hasilpur, about 90km from Bahawalpur in Pakistan’s Punjab, for delivering hate speech. He was also awarded Rs 0.7m fine.

The convict, Maulana Abdul Ghani, was arrested by the Qaimpur police after he delivered the speech against a sect about two months back.

Meanwhile, the ATC announced judgements in four other cases pertaining to the distribution of hate literature.

DAWN REUTERS Pakistan Army soldiers and rescue workers gather at the site after a train fell in a canal, near Gujranwala, Pakistan, on Thursday. The train was carrying hundreds of Pakistan military personnel and their families. Around 12 soldiers and seven others are reported to have been killed in the accident which was triggered by the collapse of the bridge over the canal. Pakistan army suspects it was sabotage, officials said.