Information About Incident 24973-42635-96849 in Muzaffargarh Pakistan

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Hayat was arrested for killing 16 Shias while they were listening to a sermon in a mosque in Muzaffargarh on January 4, 1999.

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The Multan Anti Terrorism Court sentenced Qari Omar Hayat, an activist of the outlawed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), to death on sixteen counts of murder on May 30, according to Daily Times. Hayat was arrested for killing 16 Shias while they were listening to a sermon in a mosque in Muzaffargarh on January 4, 1999. The court also fined the convict Rs 4.8 million. However, 11 co-accused were acquitted of the charges against them because the prosecution failed to prove their involvement.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
24973-42635-96849 5/31/2006 Pakistan Lashkar-e-Jhangvi activist sentenced to death in Multan

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