London, Jan. 1 (TNS): The Pakistan government plans to seize control of charities and financial assets linked to Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) leader Hafiz Saeed, Britain based news agency claimed.
Pakistan’s government detailed its plans in a secret order to various provincial and federal government departments on December 19, Reuters quoting officials reported.
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Marked “secret”, a December 19 document from the finance ministry directed law enforcement and governments in Pakistan’s four provinces to submit an action plan by December 28 for a “takeover” of Saeed’s two charities, Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) and the Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation, it added.
The December 19th document, which refers to “Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issues”, names only Saeed’s two charities and “actions to be taken” against them.
The FATF, which is an international body that combats money laundering and terrorist financing, has warned Pakistan it faces inclusion on a watch list for failing to crack down on financing terrorism.
Asked about a crackdown on JuD and FIF, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, who co-chaired one of the meetings on the plan, responded only generally, saying he has ordered authorities “to choke the fundraising of all proscribed outfits in Pakistan”.
In a written reply to Reuters, he also said Pakistan wasn’t taking action under U.S. pressure. “We’re not pleasing anyone. We’re working as a responsible nation to fulfill our obligations to our people and international community.”
Spokesmen for the JuD and FIF both said they could not comment until they receive official notifications of the government’s plans. “We don’t have any intimation about any crackdown so far,” FIF spokesman Salman Shahid told Reuters. “No one has asked us about our work or assets.”
