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Noose tightens around Hafiz Saeed, LT and Jamaatud Daawa
The United Nations Security Council's Al Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee on Wednesday added the names of a host of Pakistani organisations and individuals -- including Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LT), Jamaatud Daawa (JD), the Al Rashid Trust, Al Akhtar International, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Haji Muhammad Ashraf -- to its consolidated list. Contrary to reports, Gen (r) Hamid Gul's name was not on the list. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed -- chief of LT -- was born in Sargodha in 1950, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi in Okara in 1960 and Haji Muhammad Ashraf -- LT's chief of finance -- in 1965. Ashraf is listed as LT's chief of finance. The UN announcement says the LT is also known as Al Mansoorian, Paasban-e-Kashmir, Paasban-e-Ahl-e-Hadith. The Al Rashid Trust is said to be known as the Al Ameen Trust with branches in several Pakistani cities. While headquartered in Pakistan, its operations extend to Afghanistan, Kosovo and Chechnya, and the organisation is said to be involved in the financing of Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Until October 21, this entity appeared also as the Aid Organisation of the Ulema Pakistan. Al Akhtar Trust International -- another sanctioned entity -- is also known as the Azmat-e-Pakistan Trust with regional offices in Bahawalpur, Bawalnagar, Gilgit, Islamabad, Mirpur Khas and Tando Jan Muhammad. It also runs the Akhtarabad Medical Camp in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. US welcomes: On Wednesday, the US welcomed the development in a statement saying, "The US is pleased that the committee has decided to move forward on these high-priority designations." Posted by: Fred 2008-12-13 |
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