After pro-Pakistan separatist leader Yasin Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment in a terror funding case on May 25, Khalistan terror outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) issued fresh provocation, calling on terrorists in the Valley to block the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, reports republicworld.com. In a video released on May 26, SFJ founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun came out in defense of Yasin Malik, who was sentenced to life-time imprisonment for terror funding and secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir. Pannun said that "funding separatism is not terrorism" and accused the Indian government of committing crimes against the minority community. "This is my call to Kashmir freedom fighters, come out in support of Yasin Malik and block Amarnath Yatra. This will highlight the Kashmir Independent movement internationally. We (SFJ) will support your blocking of Amarnath Yatra," Pannu is heard saying in the provocative video. Ahead of the start of the Amarnath Yatra, several terror groups issued a warning that the pilgrims will be attacked. About three lakh pilgrims are likely to take part in the annual pilgrimage, scheduled to begin on June 30 and expected to end on August 11. The SFJ, which usually issues threats to disrupt peace in Punjab, Haryana, and recently Himachal Pradesh, waded into the legal battle of Yasin Malik, who is the chief of the banned Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on May 25 sentenced the pro-Pakistan separatist leader, Malik, to life imprisonment with fine and rigorous imprisonment, after convicting him in a terror funding case.