Dawood Ibrahim, who is reportedly living in the VIP area of Islamabad under heavy security comparable to senior most generals and ISI chief, has been undergoing plastic surgery to alter his looks ever since October last year when the US declared that he was linked to the money-laundering of Al-Qaeda funds, according to Pak sources based in London. The US Treasury Department has found that he was funnelling funds for Al-Qaeda, Taliban and other terrorist organisations including Lashkar-e-Taiba. It also found that Dawood had struck a deal with Osama bin Laden to use his wide network to acquire funds from various charitable organisations. The Treasury Department with the approval of the UN declared Dawood, in mid-October last year as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist".
| Every once in awhile, I get the feeling that when this is all over we're gonna find out the really, truly criminal mastermind behind all of Islamism is actually Dawood Ibrahim, the current alias of Ernst Stavro Blofeld. I also expect to discover that he doesn't give a fig about Islam, that he was in it for the money and babes. |
"Just like in the case of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, most in authority in Islamabad thus cannot afford to let Dawood out of the country and made to talk. He has surely been used by the ISI in Afghanistan or has at least enjoyed its benevolence." According to reports he was last seen quite a few months ago at a wedding but since then he has not been spotted in public. But, according to recent reports Dawood has been more worried for his safety since the start last November of investigations into Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan’s selling of nuclear weapons technology and his nexus with the underworld for acquiring N-material and laundering his ill-gotten wealth.
| I wonder what Dawood's connection is with BSA Tahir? |
"The report that Dr Khan was in critical condition after a sudden heart attack or even the amended report that he was in very bad health must have made the ever suspicious Dawood even more concerned." There is one report that like Dr Khan who possibly sent out of Pakistan through his daughter Dina, documents and a taped statement incriminating General including President Musharraf in his proliferation activities to ensure his own safety, Dawood has done the same. He has kept papers with his trusted men outside Pakistan.
| "So you see, Professor, as soon as anything happens to me those letters go directly to the police. It would be in your interests to ensure I remain well and happy, wouldn't it?" |
The name of Dawood has not so far been mentioned as one of the underworld links of Dr Khan but the fact that Dubai was the main channel for leaking the N-technology and for sending out and receiving material surfaced quite early in the investigations about Dr Khan’s activities. Dawood’s network in Dubai is well-known and it is now being said that his set-up with its wide-reach and large number of trusted operatives "came in handy" for the surreptitious proliferation and money-laundering. Dawood was, it is alleged, part of the group of people linked with Dr Khan’s proliferation and money-laundering activities.
| Doesn't surprise me in the least. See above... No, not there. Further up. |
It included one known as Bullion king, a major player in the Pak Stock Exchange, a big gold dealer in Dubai and two army officers, a colonel and a major, both of whom were conduits for transfer of N-technology to Libya.
They forgot the Albino. And the Bullion King's beautiful daughter, who wants to leave the life of crime...
I've decided, when the war on terror is all over, I'm going to write a book about it. It's going to be a bad novel. I think I'll title it "Out of Stock" just to cheeze off Amazon.com. |
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