Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS): A man accused of abducting US doctor Warren Weinstein was handed three death sentences by a court in Pakistan Wednesday, media reported.

The anti-terrorism court (ATC) also ordered the convict, Hafiz Imran, to submit a fine of Pakistani Rs.5 million (about $49,600), Dawn online reported.

Imran is son of Punjab's Wazirabad district resident Mohammad Yousuf.

US national Warren Weinstein was abducted from his residence in Lahore in 2011 by unknown attackers.

Weinstein had been in Pakistan for seven years and worked as the country director of Virginia-based development company J.E. Austin Associates.

He went missing two days before he was due to end his term and return to the US. He was said to be in his 60s and was dependent on a number of medicines, including some given to acute asthma patients.

During investigation, law enforcement agencies had apprehended two accused -- Saifur Rehman and Hafiz Imran -- who confessed their crime and were sent to judicial lock up.

In 2011, Al Qaeda’s chief Ayman Al Zahawari had claimed in a video statement that Weinstein was in their custody. The organisation also took responsibility for the kidnapping.