Pakistan's extremist fascinated, Is India the reason

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In addition to the closure of more than five thousand bank accounts during this period, the relevant agencies of Pakistan have also confiscated funds deposited in those accounts.

Officials of the National Agency for Prevention of Extremism, Necta, said that law enforcement agencies in Pakistan have taken action against the banned organizations and officials and other members of the extremist organizations.

The properties of these organizations and individuals have also been confiscated, which are valued at crores.

Pakistan was included in the gray list in August last year after it allegedly failed to stop the financial aid to extremists.

The FATF had directed the Pakistani government to take the action against extremist organizations more effective.

It is yet to be decided how important or worthwhile the experts of other countries involved in FATF consider these efforts of Pakistan.

According to officials, the US had also insisted on the Pakistani government to take action against the heads of banned organizations with the aim of getting support from other countries to get out of the gray list.

An official of the National Anti-Extremism Organization told the BBC on the condition of anonymity that so far more than five thousand such bank accounts have been seized which were in the names of the officials of banned organizations.

According to the official, a maximum number of bank accounts were closed in Punjab province, more than 20 crore amount was present in those accounts.

The FATF had directed the Pakistani government to take the action against extremist organizations more effective.

It is yet to be decided how important or worthwhile the experts of other countries involved in FATF consider these efforts of Pakistan.

According to the official, the maximum number of bank accounts was closed in Punjab province, more than 20 crore amount was present in those accounts.

Accounts seized, property confiscated

A large number of those whose bank accounts have been seized are those who have been kept in the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Extremism Act.

According to the law, the names of the persons belonging to the banned organizations are included in the Fourth Schedule based on the recommendations of the District Intelligence Committees of the Home Department.

According to the official, the level of banks and other financial institutions has helped some extent in stopping the financial assistance to the terrorists but the law enforcement agencies and especially the police counter-terrorism departments have difficulty in taking action against such persons Have to face those who are fighting against different powers in other countries.

He said that such people are not only taking part in the fighting in different countries but from there send money through hundi and smuggling to like-minded extremist organizations present in Pakistan.

According to the official, many banned organizations have devised a new way to make money from abroad and to avoid law enforcement agencies. These funds are usually sent and solicited through individuals who have nothing to do with extremist organizations.

According to the official, such information has also been given to Necta from intelligence agencies that some organizations are facing financial difficulties after taking steps to stop the financial help of the banned organizations from the government.

People related to such organizations are involved in kidnapping for ransom and car theft cases to overcome financial difficulties.

According to Home Ministry sources, the most effective and timely action taken by the law enforcement agencies against the most restrictive organizations in the Punjab province is ‘Jamaat-ud-Dawa’ and ‘Falahe-Insaniyat’.

Pressure of India

Dozens of people, including the central leadership of these two organizations, have been arrested and their cases are being heard in anti-terrorism courts.

According to sources, one of the major reasons for taking action against these two organizations is that the Asia Pacific Group, the body of FATF, which India is leading and in the meeting of APG Group, demands to speed up the action against these two banned organizations. Has been.

India blames Hafiz Saeed, the alleged patron of both these banned organizations, for the Mumbai attacks.

The law enforcing agencies have also confiscated the properties being used by both the organizations and the detained persons, which they allegedly bought by collecting donations from various people and valued at crores of rupees.

According to a Nekta official, Nekta has also referred to the laws of various countries regarding the prevention of smuggling and shutting down of the hundi business to the government.

Recently the National Assembly also approved a bill to amend the Foreign Exchange Regulations and the purpose of passing the bill was to provide for stringent punishment on money laundering keeping in mind the movement of foreign exchange.

According to the official, the police in Punjab have been ordered to make the Anti-Terrorism Department fast and effective against the organizations and individuals against whom ‘Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’ and its associate organizations are not included. Ud-Dawa ‘,’ Lashkar-e-Taiba ‘and Hafiz Saeed Ahmed and Maulana Masood Azhar.

Charity money made difficultly

Khawaja Farooq, the former head of Necta, says that the most difficult task is to stop the help from various organizations coming from abroad in the name of bailout or charity.

He said that it is very difficult for the government to stop sending money to a country in the name of charity.

Talking to the BBC, he said that the government is trying to regulate the use of this money and help from various religious madrasas at their level, but apart from this, these organizations and Dini madrasas are receiving different ways. Which includes money received from the local people besides the bill.

Khwaja Farooq said that a campaign was run on the electronic media from the previous government in which a message was sent to people not to pay money to any organization that is involved in extremist or anti-government activities.

He said that this campaign running on electronic media was funded by USAID and after the money was exhausted, this campaign was also ended.

Prior to the FATF meeting, the Asia Pacific Group reviewed the steps taken to stop the funding of extremist organizations from Pakistan.