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WASHINGTON: The United Nations Security Council’s consolidated list of terrorist individuals and entities includes 139 entries from Pakistan.
The list — updated and accessed on Tuesday — identifies all those individuals who have lived in Pakistan, operated from there or have been associated with groups that used Pakistani territory for carrying out their operations, from Al Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri to known Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) activists.
The first person on the list is Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s heir apparent. The UN data claims that he is still hiding somewhere “in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area”. Several of his lieutenants are also on the list who, the UN believes, are hiding with him.
The second person on the list is another internationally known terrorist, Ramzi Mohammad bin al-Sheibah, who is identified as a Yemeni national, arrested in Karachi and handed over to the US authorities.
Hafiz Saeed listed as a person wanted by Interpol for involvement in terrorist activities
More than a dozen suspected terrorists are listed in the same category, arrested in Pakistan and handed over to the US authorities. Some of them had Pakistani passport, issued by various Pakistani missions in the Middle East and renewed in Pakistan.
The list also includes Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, an Indian national who, according to the UN Security Council, has held several Pakistani passports issued in Rawalpindi and Karachi. The UN claims that he owns a “palatial bungalow in the hilly area of Noorabad, Karachi”.
LeT’s Hafiz Mohammad Saeed is listed as a person also wanted by Interpol for his involvement in terrorist activities. Haji Mohammed Yahya Mujahid, LeT’s media contact, and Hafiz Saeed’s deputies, Abdul Salaam and Zafar Iqbal, are listed under him. Like Hafiz Saeed, they are all wanted by Interpol.
LeT is listed with its various aliases, such as al-Mansoorian, Paasban-i-Kashmir, Paasban-i-Ahle Hadith, Jamaatud Dawa and Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation.
Terrorist entities that were allegedly based in Pakistan, worked from there or had links to Pakistani individuals, include Al Rasheed Trust, Harkatul Mujahideen, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Wafa Humanitarian Organisation, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Rabita Trust, Ummah Tameer-i-Nau, Afghan Support Committee, Revival of Islamic Heritage Society, Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, Al-Harmain Foundation, Islamic Jihad Group, Al Akhtar Trust International, Harkatul Jihad Islami, Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, Jamaatul Ahrar and Khatiba Imam Al-Bukhari.
Some of them are listed as based in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area.
Published in Dawn, April 4th, 2018
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Better take action now before getting blacklisted by FATF & other global forums.
We should act forefully and decisively in this matter rather than reacting, as we normally do. This will be for the good of the country and the generations to come.
Speechless.
What an embarrassment!
This list shows that situation is getting bad to worse for us. It really pains me to see my beloved nation being spoken badly on every forum. Even if the world is against us we need to start cleaning our house. We need to build the nation and feel proud of it rather than get beat down by UAE, UN, US or any other nation.
Thanks to US for supporting all these in Past and now blame all this to Pakistan. Its the time to face the music for every one.
What about US terrorism? Afghanistan: 101 students who had completed memorizing Qur'an were sitting in their school to collect their degrees when the US jets bombed them...all were killed. Total casualties nearly 200 dead and wounded....Where is the UN now?
Really a shocking news to every one!
What a shame? A person credited with the greatest charity works in Pakistan, not a single FIR anywhere in Pakistan is a terrorist just our enemy has designated him a terrorist, are we really a free nation?
How did this happen? What a disgrace!
Most of them already handed over to US so what's the point now ?
And we enlist UN and US in terrorism list, for their inhuman actions in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.
Pakistan totally embarrassed on a global scale
None of them are in Pakistan. case closed.
@Amna Great attitude.
Very honest reporting. Fine Job Dawn
What tangible and solid evidence does the U.N. Security Council has against these individuals and other designated entities? In fact, most of them are just being accused of, without due process, or blamed for, without any solid proof, of carrying-out the so-called terrorist activities at the behest of India and Israel, including their rich, resourceful, penetrating and powerful state funded lobbies in Washington, D.C.
The time has come for the country as a whole to look within and do soul searching !
Shame
simply shame.
Whole west and the United States are terrorists. They too are fanatics.
This shows how extensively our system has rotten and decayed. An emergency is a must to overhaul the system in order to save Pakistan.
Pakistan is peace loving country. Pakistan is only Muslim country who have nuclear arsenal. so we can easily diminish US within few hours
The USA is the biggest terrorist country that bullies to all other countries and individuals in the world.
It's wake up call &big shame on Pakistan
Not good for our global reputation
Such a long list of terrorist organisations and individuals and yet Pakistani politicians seeks sympathy and money for being victim of terrorism.
A moment of shame
For years it was denial by Pakistan. Now it has come home to roost. Your move, Pakistan
Pakistan was destined to be fail because of the reasons it was created
Truly shameful. And we bang the drum of Kashmir?
@taj karachi that is a very peaceful threat!
@wasif they never supported Dawood. Ask your country to deport him to India.
@Mr. Xi, This is your real reputation across the world.
Americans will never be satisfied with Pakistan, even after 120 billion dollars losses to our economy and over 100.000 dead and wounded Pakistanis. This is still not enough for the mericans. It is time to do what is right which is to look after our own national interests. Because lets face it, Americans do not like Pakistanis. They never had. Even when we were close to them in the past they never did.
Dawood Ibrahim is also in Pakistan?
I think Pakistan is the topper. Correct me if I am wrong.
What a shame..
@taj karachi This is called: Attitude. Great substitute for looking inside and apply correctives.
@taj karachi Stupid statement. Wake-up from your dreams..
@wasif :- Why are you blaming USA? Are you a small kid that time
@Nadir Shah go for it. No one is stopping you
As per Foreign Office statement, Pakistan will follow the same foreign policy in its security and national interests. Great going.
Pakistan needs to come out of its denial mode and take serious action. Otherwise, it will be a worse embarrassment than what happen that was related to OBL.
If this continues unabated, sooner the all weather iron friend China, will leave the CPEC shores. For China, one Pakistan Vs the rest of the World will be too tough to swallow.
@taj karachi well said bro
It is hard for me to digest why Pakistan is facing the backlash of West and its forums and organizations now, when she is doing all in its power to make her house in order. And has succeeded in improving the security situation at home. While a few years back when Pakistan was burning and attacks were carried out in its territories no one said to Black list or hold back aid. Give it a thought.
even if it is 1 a month is arrested and addressed, it will take 11 and a half years to get them all. That is assuming that there won't be new ones added to list.
@taj karachi "Pakistan is peace loving country",you must match your talk with walk.why no one visits to play cricket in such a peace loving vountry.
What a moment of pride for Pakistan..
We in Pakistan unfortunately do not have the ability to take decisive actions. Look at the case of "Nawaz Sharif". he is still lurking around and several people continue to encourage him to stay around. Justice can only be delivered when its handled swiftly and is seen to be delivered. That's not a strong Pakistani trait.
@shubs yes but no serious cricket team visits
Looks like Pakistan is divided on this issue . While majority of dawn readers want tough action against those in the list , politicians and fundamentalist keep opposing such a move. List will only go bigger if country continue to blame India and the US instead of actions .
It's high time that Pakistan makes its house in place
Don't blame Trump or United States...Trump is 100% right....Let's clean our house.
Moment of shame
PML-N and it’s government is a disgrace and total failure in running Pakistan. Dishonest NS is doing his best to destroy Pakistan. Economically downtrend continues as chaos in public is very evident. Maybe a temporary government is a need of the time.
Still rulers have no knowledge of long term impact on economy and globally .
very very shameful for any country
Shame
What a shame
This looks like a Trump list than that of UN! Ofcourse, US is the largest donor of UN!
Only people of Pakistan can change this take a protest to lock these involved.
Pakistan should resolve its internal matters. Good luck
Shahbaz Sharif is the protector of terror outfits in Punjab and uses them for his political objectives. Sana Ullah is his proxy for the dirty work but who will arrest him and hold him accountable??
Send all terrorist back to their country.
This is fake list . Propaganda of India to defame Pakistan.
Some Pakistanis are realizing its a moment of shame.
Still some Pakistanis feel nothing wrong, it is a West conspiracy, and siding with the famous denial mode.
Time to wake up, before it is too late.
Congratulations!!!
@Socrates Don't get your hopes too high.
While Pakistan can choose to blame US, India & all others for bad propaganda etc., please look inwards & address the problem. Else in the eyes of the World, Pakistan's image is going down day by day. It's time for introspection & action. War of words won't improve the situation.
It's highly unfortunate that most of the entities on this dubious list consist of those who are not only weak, feeble and trifle by default, they are also greatly vulnerable, hapless and helpless by design, size and scope.