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KARACHI: A sessions court in Karachi handed double 15-year sentences to a cleric on Wednesday after finding him guilty of sexually abusing two of his students at a madressah in the city’s Landhi area.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Naseer Noor Khan announced the verdict against Qari Muhammad Anwar — whose sentences will run concurrently — in two cases of sexual abuse.
The court also penalised Anwar with a fine of Rs1 million in each case, and directed that half of the amount of the fine be paid to the boys or their parents as compensation.
According to state prosecutors Rehana Khan and Amjad, two separate first information reports were registered against the cleric, who is also a madressah teacher, in 2025.
