PESHAWAR, June 7: An anti-terrorism court here on Thursday convicted a woman on charges of killing her former husband on the court premises, sentencing her to life imprisonment and imposing a fine of Rs50,000.

The court, presided over by Shahjee Rehman Khan, observed that the defendant had been caught red-handed and there was enough evidence for her conviction.

The accused, Naheed Akhter, was arrested on Dec 15 after she had killed her former husband Ibrar Khan.

The deceased was an under-trial prisoner and was charged with killing the woman’s brother, Akhter Ali.

The police had charged her under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 7 of the Anti-terrorism Act, 1997.

The woman fired three shots when her former husband was being taken to the judicial lock-up.

She claimed that the deceased, who had divorced her, was a cruel man.

Ms Akhter claimed that he used to treat her harshly and often tortured her. She had to endure three miscarriages because of the beatings.

She said she had a two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, adding that the man had threatened to kill her if she continued to pursue the case of her slain brother.