Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a Taliban militant to a 33-year jail term for his involvement in terror activities in Punjab, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police said on Wednesday.

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militant Adeel Baloch, a resident of Layyah district, some 490 kms from Lahore, was arrested in a raid in May.

“Anti-Terrorism Court (Sahiwal) Special Judge Ziaullah Khan awarded a 33-year jail term to Adeel Baloch, 23, in light of the prosecution’s evidence against him for his involvement in terror activities in the Punjab province,” the CTD said in a statement.

It said the judge also imposed a fine of PKR 50,000.

According to the CTD, explosive material was recovered from his possession and during interrogation, he disclosed that he

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