D Listed: Why Pakistan finally wants to get rid of Dawood

File photo Dawood Ibrahim

Who does not know Dawood Ibrahim in India? Born in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra after doing shady business in Mumbai, today he became the uncrowned king of the underworld of the world. Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, synonymous with terror and the main accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, is ranked number 1 on India's Most Wanted terrorists list and third on the world's most feared terrorists.

So let's turn to the history of Dawood.

History of Dawood

Dawood Ibrahim was born on December 27, 1955 in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. His real name is Sheikh Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar. His father Sheikh Ibrahim Ali Kaskar was a constable in the Mumbai Police. While studying in school, Dawood, who was in bad company, started stealing, robbery and smuggling. And in this way he kept moving forward in the world of crime.

File photo Karim Lala

In Mumbai, underworld don Karim Lala used to rule the gang in those days. Dawood also started working for this gang. In the 80s, after theft and smuggling Dawood became a big name in the world of crime. He gradually started working in film financing and betting and during this time he met another don Chhota Rajan. Together they started working outside India also. And slowly started climbing the steps of the crime of Mumbai and Dubai one by one.

D Company's Network

The Dawood Ibrahim-based Pakistan-based criminal group D-Company has gained a foothold in many countries. Dr. Lewis Shelley, professor at George Mason University's Seachar School of Policy, told US lawmakers that D-Company, a Pakistan-based criminal-terrorist group affiliated to India, has set foot in many countries for drug trafficking and has created a powerful Has taken the form of organization.

Dr. Shelley claimed that the D-Company's network is spread across many countries. He said during a hearing organized by the House's Committee on Financial Services on Terrorism and Illegal Financing, "Like Mexico's narcotics organizations, the D-Company network has spread across countries. They smuggle arms, fake DVDs and provide financial services through a comprehensive system of hawala operators.

India's continued campaign against Dawood was accepted by the US in 2003, when the US Treasury Department declared Dawood to be a global terrorist for alleged links with al-Qaeda. Dawood was also banned by Dawood.

In support of India's claims of protection of Dawood by Pakistan, the US Treasury Department had said that Ibrahim is in Karachi and also has a Pakistani passport.

Why Pakistan now denying Dawood

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After 27 years, Pakistan finally accepted that Dawood Ibrahim, the most wanted terrorist and the accused of the 1993 Mumbai blasts, is in Karachi. Pakistan has been forced to take this step in an attempt to escape the blacklist of the FATF, a financial action workforce that monitors terrorist funding worldwide. However, late in the night, Pakistan turned its back.

In fact, Pakistan has imposed stringent financial sanctions on 88 banned terrorist organizations and mentors of other terrorist organizations including Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar and Dawood Ibrahim. During this time Pakistan admitted that underworld Don Dawood Ibrahim is in the country and he lives in Karachi. But by nightfall he overturned his statement and said that Dawood Ibrahim is not on his land.

Late last night, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said that Dawood was not confirmed to be in Pakistan. The ministry said that Pakistan has been giving the list to the United Nations for many years. No restrictions have been imposed on an organization.

Pakistan had issued a list of terrorists. According to this list, Dawood Ibrahim is living in Karachi. In it, his address is written in the White House, Karachi. The special thing is that Pakistan has imposed all the restrictions after the UN list was released.

The government of Pakistan has ordered the account of Dawood Ibrahim to be sealed and tightened.

Earlier in the news published in Pakistani newspaper The News, it was said that the Imran government has informed the FATF about the financial ban on 88 terrorist organizations and their masters. Dawood is also named in the list along with Jamaat-ud-Dawa kingpin Hafiz Saeed, Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar.

The government has banned the confiscation of all movable and immovable assets of these organizations and their masters, sealing all bank accounts, arms purchases and foreign travel. Paris-based FATF has placed Pak on the gray list since 2018. Its meeting is in October. If Pakistan does not stop financing terrorists, then it will be blacklisted and financial support from abroad will stop.

Dawood was the main accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts

1993 Mumbai blast file photo

The government issued two notifications on August 18, announcing sanctions on Saeed, the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Azhar and the underworld don Ibrahim, the 26/11 Mumbai attack conspirator and Jamaat-ud-Dawa's mastermind. Abraham has emerged as the most wanted terrorist for India after the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts.

In 2011, Interpol mentioned two addresses of Dawood in Karachi. In 2011, Interpol issued a Red Corner notice mentioning Dawood's two addresses in Karachi. One of them was House No. 37, Defense Housing Authority and the other White House, Clifton Road which is near the Saudi Mosque. Both are five km from each other. Are at a distance of.

Order to seal bank account
According to the news, the government has ordered to seize all movable and immovable properties of these organizations and mentors and seal their bank accounts. Saeed, Azhar, Mullah Fazlullah (aka Mulla Radio), Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, Muhammad Yahya Mujahid, Abdul Hakim Murad, Noor Wali Mehsud, Fazal Rahim Shah of Uzbekistan Liberation Movement, Taliban leaders Jalaluddin Haqqani, Khalil Ahmed Haqqani, according to the news And Ibrahim and his associates are on the list.