ATC convicts 88 accused in Priyantha Kumara case.

LAHORE -- An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday convicted 88 accused in Priyantha Kumara case.

The court handed down death sentence on two counts to six accused - Taimoor, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Irshad, Ali Husnain, Abu Talha and Muhammad Humair - besides ordering them to pay compensation of Rs 200,000 each to the legal heirs of the deceased under Section 302 of Pakistan Penal Code and Section 7 of Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.

The court handed down life imprisonment to nine accused - Rohail Amjad, Ihtesham Zaib, Imran Riaz, Sajid Ameen, Zaigham Mehdi, Ali Hamza, Luqman Haider and Abdul Saboor - along with fine of Rs 200,000 each and Rs 200,000 compensation to the legal heirs.

The court awarded two years imprisonment on three counts and one year imprisonment on two counts to 72 accused.

The court also awarded five years imprisonment to the accused, Ali Asghar, besides acquitting one accused, Bilal, from the charges.

ATC Judge Gujranwala Natasha Naseem conducted the trial proceedings at Kot Lakhpat Jail and announced the verdict on proving charges against the accused, says the Punjab Prosecution Department sources.

The prosecution sources further submitted that the court had indicted...