‘Saudi charity funding pro al-Qaeda terror outfits in Pak’
September 14th, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep. 14 (ANI): A Saudi Arabian charity has funded 15 million dollars to a pro al-Qaeda militant organization to carry out terror attacks in Pakistan, Pakistani police has claimed.”The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan is likely to strike major cities of the Punjab. The joint plans of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan are to target Shias,” The News quoted a report prepared by the Crime Investigation Department, as saying.
According to the report, a major chunk of funds gathered by Al-Haramain Foundation goes to fund terror activities of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.The Al-Haramain Foundation has been banned by the UN Security Council for its links to al-Qaeda.
Hakimullah Mehsud, the successor to slain Pak-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, has vowed to avenge his killing in a US drone attack in August, the CID report says. “The new Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Hakimullah Mehsud and his cousin Qari Hussain Ahmed have strong anti-Shia views and ties with the (banned) Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Mohammed,” the report pointed out. (ANI)
- Pakistan bans three religious groups - Mar 11, 2012
- Pak announces 10-million-rupee reward for spying against Taliban - Nov 28, 2010
- Pakistani extremists joining Taliban, Al Qaeda: Rehman Malik - May 30, 2010
- Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Sipah-e-Sahaba working like 'paid killers' for Taliban :Malik - Jul 03, 2010
- Pak lie nailed: puts JuD in banned groups list but orders no 'restrictions' on its activities - Jul 06, 2010
- Taliban expanding network in Pak's military, political heartland- Punjab - Jun 17, 2010
- Power struggle in Taliban could erupt again: Report - Aug 27, 2009
- Taliban as deadly and unmarked despite Pak Army's 'broken back' claims - Mar 13, 2010
- Bomb blast: Too early to say Varanasi was the work of Pak-based Jehadis - Dec 09, 2010
- Pak Taliban 'suicide bombing boss' tipped to replace Hakimullah in case dead - Feb 01, 2010
- "We know at whose house Benazir murder plot was hatched": Malik - Mar 13, 2011
- No LeT, JuD militant in Pakistan's top 10 most wanted terrorists list - Sep 01, 2009
- Next on terror hit list: Pak's nuke installations - Oct 12, 2009
- Pak politician threatened for disclosing government-banned organizations nexus - Nov 22, 2010
- Top Al Qaeda leader killed in Pakistan - Sep 16, 2011
Tags: ahmed, al haramain, al qaeda, baitullah mehsud, chunk, crime investigation department, drone, islamabad, jaish, lashkar, major cities, militant organization, pakistani police, punjab, saudi arabian, sipah e sahaba, taliban, terror activities, terror attacks, un security council