Pakistan reveals Dawood Ibrahim’s whereabouts, imposes financial sanctions
After years of denial, the Pakistan government has finally revealed that the fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is sheltered in the country.
One of the most wanted persons in India, Dawood Ibrahim was blamed for the bomb blasts in Mumbai in 1993.
Pakistan's admission comes after the country released a list of 88 banned terror groups as part of its efforts to wriggle out of tough financial sanctions.
The list included 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
Pakistan has said it ordered the seizure of all of their properties and freezing of bank accounts.
The Pakistan government issued two notifications on August 18 to this end.
The sanctions are coming against the backdrop of the move by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) which had put Pakistan on the grey list in June 2018 and asked Islamabad to implement a plan of action by the end of 2019.
But the deadline was extended due to the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
In the notification released by the Pakistan government, the full address of the fugitive don was mentioned as "White House, Near Saudi Mosque, Clifton" in Karachi.
It further said that he also has other properties listed as "House No 37 – 30th Street – Defence Housing Authority, Karachi" and "Palatial bungalow in the hilly area of Noorabad in Karachi".
Copyright: The Statesman/ Asia News Network
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