"A Pakistani court has sentenced the suspected mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks to five years in prison, days before a crucial meeting of a global financial watchdog that will decide if the country will be placed on a blacklist for terrorism financing.
Hafiz Saeed, founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, is wanted by the US and India for his alleged role in orchestrating the attacks that killed 166 people. He is the first high-profile leader to be convicted on terrorism financing charges in Pakistan but is expected to appeal against the ruling. "