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Al Rasheed Trust declared suspected terrorist organisation
Pakistan has declared Al Rasheed Trust âan organisation suspected of terrorismâ, possibly involved in Al Qaeda operations. Its name has been put on the United Nations Consolidated List under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.
| Finally got around to it, huh? Guess they've changed the letterhead and all the signs by now. |
The notification follows a Sindh High Court verdict holding that the federal government and not the State Bank of Pakistan had the authority to classify the organisation. As a result the bank accounts of the organisation will not be defreezed. According to a notification dated August 7, 2003, the government had reasons to believe that Al Rasheed Trust was involved in terrorism. The Sindh High Court had declared on Monday that the State Bank of Pakistanâs direction to freeze the accounts of the trust with the foreign exchange branch of Habib Bank was unlawful. The court also ordered Habib Bank to honour the cheques drawn on the account and make payments accordingly.
| Guess they got overturned. Doesn't hardly even pay to buy a judge anymore. |
The trust has the largest relief network in the four provinces of Pakistan, the Northern Areas, Azad Kashmir and Afghanistan. It was established during the Afghan war by Maulana Abdul Rasheed of Karachi. After 9/11, the US had requested Pakistan include it in the list of organisations and individuals suspected of involvement in terrorist activities. Seven Pakistani organisations have already been declared as terrorists.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-08-10 |
