 Pakistani security agencies have contacted the Interpol in Dubai to arrest two Afghan Taliban financers, one purportedly to be the trustworthy of Mullah Muhammad Omar, operating from Pakistani northwestern soil, said security sources on Thursday.| "And hurry up, man. We saw another drone this morning!" |
The arrest of Afghan businessmen Abdul Warri, trustworthy of Mullah Omar, and his brother, Abdul Baqi, is likely to be made within next few days, said the sources, adding that after arrest they will be repatriated to Bagram AFB. Sources said that the two brothers are believed to be close relatives of Mullah Omar and have fled to Dubai after fears of being arrested in Peshawar.| Hopefully leaving a shiny glistening slime trail for us to follow... |
The Federal Investigation Agencys Special Investigation Group (SIG) has frozen 15 bank accounts of Shirkat Special and Amria Food in Peshawar and Islamabad on the request of Interpol after thorough investigations revealed that Mullah Omar had a share in both companies. The documents recovered during raid on the offices of the companies indicated that the Afghan group had established offices in Afghanistan, Dubai, Malaysia and Indonesia with different names including Hayat Limited and Kandahar Limited and involvement in transferring money to the Taliban. The trading companies were apparently dealing in edible oil, sugar and other foodstuff and had a sizable amount in Pakistani bank accounts. According to Interpol, the companies were established during Taliban rule and they had reportedly done transactions of USD2.8 million, 1.7 million euros and 1.5 million German mark during that period as well as President Hamid Karzais government in Afghanistan, the sources maintained. |