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Pakistan bans zakat to jihadi outfits
Pakistan government has directed the provincial governments to take special measures for curbing the collection of Zakat, Fitrana and other kind of donations (religious donations) by any proscribed or Jehadi outfit during the fasting month of Ramazan, according to a report here on Tuesday. The News cited sources in the Interior Ministry as saying that all the law-enforcement and intelligence agencies had been directed to keep an eye on the activities of those workers of proscribed and Jehadi organisations who were on government's watch list to ensure that they would not involve in any kind of donation collection activity. The sources said special instruction were issued to the provinces not to allow Millat-e-Islamia Pakistan (erstwhile Sipah-e-Sahaba), Islami Tehirk Pakistan (erstwhile Tehrik-e-Jaffria), Khuddamul Islam (erstwhile Jaish-e-Muhammad), Jamaatul Furqaan and others banned outfits to collect donations during Ramazan and on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.Furthermore, the sources said, the provincial governments have also been advised to direct district and city governments to issue permission to known welfare organisations for collection of Zakat, Fitrana and other donations after thoroughly reviewing their applications. Local governments were directed to keep in touch with the provincial Home departments before issuance of any such permission. The sources said if any of the known charities tried to collect donation claiming they are helping Mujahideen in held Kashmir or elsewhere, the government would immediately take action against it, which might include a ban on its activities and freezing of its bank accounts. "We will take strict action against any individual or party, which would collect Zakat, Fitrana or other kind of donations in the name of Jihad or for any of the proscribe party," said a senior Interior Ministry official, requesting not to be named. Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-10-20 |
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