Karachi: A court in Pakistan on Wednesday sentenced a militant to 14 years in prison for throwing grenades at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Karachi four years ago, a prosecutor said.
Zaki Qazi of the little known Lashkar-e-Mehdi group and his accomplice Tabish Hussain lobbed two grenades at the mission as they rode past on a motorcycle in May 2011, causing no casualties.
Police carried out a raid in November of that year, killing Hussain during fighting and arresting Qazi.
Special public prosecutor Shamim Akhtar told AFP: "The court has awarded 14 years' imprisonment to the accused (Qazi) and confiscation of his property."
Sectarian violence has claimed thousands of lives over the past decade.
AFP
