Hyderabad, March 25 -- Pakistan has condemned the 30-year harsh life imprisonment of Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi, calling it politically motivated and an attempt to silence the dissent of those advocating the legitimate rights of the Kashmiri people.

The previous day, a Delhi court sentenced the Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief to life imprisonment for conspiring to commit a crime against the State. The court awarded life sentences to Andrabi under Section 18 (punishment for conspiracy) of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 121 A of the erstwhile IPC.

Her two associates, Sofi Fehmeeda and Nahida Nasreen, were also sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment in the case.

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