A Lahore Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on February 12 convicted Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed in two terror-financing cases, reports Dawn. He was slapped with a prison sentence of five-and-a-half years and a fine of PKR 15,000 in each case. The sentences of both cases will run concurrently. The court also granted him the benefit of Section 382-B of the Code of Criminal Procedure (reduction of period of sentence of imprisonment). Malik Zafar Iqbal, the secretary of Al-Anfaal Trust, has also been convicted in the same cases and has been awarded similar punishment. They were convicted under the Anti-Terrorism Act Section 11-F (2) — pertaining to membership, support and meetings relating to a proscribed organisation — and 11-N (punishment under Sections 11-H to 11-K). Section 11H relates to fundraising for the purpose of terrorism, 11-I is about the use and possession of money or other property for terrorism, 11-J relates to funding arrangements which result in money being made available for terrorism, while 11-K relates to money laundering. The court directed authorities to keep Saeed under custody until further orders. The verdict was announced by ATC judge Arshad Hussain Bhatta. Saeed was also present in the courtroom while the judge read out the sentence.