Upon the directives of the federal government, the district government of Multan, Rahimyar Khan, Sialkot and Rawalpindi on Wednesday sealed several establishments run by the proscribed Jamaatud Dawa (JuD).
A seminary, hospital, and two dispensaries — located on the Chakrah and Adiala roads and run by the JuD — have been sealed, sources within the deputy commissioner's office told South Punjab News.
According to sources, the crackdown against proscribed military outfits, including the JuD, is being spearheaded by the district administration.
According to sources, a list of all establishments run by proscribed outfits has been created and the district government will take action against them. However, the source clarified that no arrests will be made during the crackdown.
Yesterday, seminaries run by the JuD in Chakwal — Madrassa Khalid Bin Waleed in the Talagang area and Madrassa Darus Salam on Chakwal’s Railway Road — along with their staff were placed under the administrative charge of the federal Auqaf department.
The Ministry of Interior also announced yesterday that 44 under-observation members of proscribed organisations, including Mufti Abdul Raoof and Hamad Azhar — the brother and son of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) leader Masood Azhar, respectively — were taken in "preventive detention" for investigation.
The government had on Monday notified a 2019 order of the United Nations Security Council that would provide a legal basis for freezing or seizure of properties owned by individuals and organisations designated by the council as terrorists.
The order was issued to meet the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) regarding the implementation of designation of persons and entities under the UNSC resolutions. Pakistan, despite making some progress in overcoming the shortcomings in its counter-terrorism financing and anti-money laundering regimes, continues to remain under the cloud at the global illicit financing watchdog.
After failing to adequately convince the FATF, Pakistan is now required to complete actions it has to take by the May timeline. The next FATF plenary is due in June this year.
Major actions were taken in Chakwal and Attock districts after the additional chief secretary of Punjab in a meeting with commissioners and divisional police heads via a video link directed the officials concerned to take over the property.
In a subsequent operation, the seminaries of Jamaatud Dawa situated in Chakwal — Madrassa Khalid Bin Waleed in the Talagang area and Madrassa Darus Salam on Chakwal’s Railway Road — along with their staff were placed at the disposal of Auqaf department.
Following the Punjab government directives, administrators were appointed at the seminaries to take over their control.
Punjab government yesterday took administrative control of Al-Noor Mosque, allegedly linked to banned outfit Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), located in Mundeyki Goraya near Daska in Sialkot district.
Authorities also sealed a religious seminary adjacent to this mosque.
Local administration officials of Daska also displayed banners on the gates of the mosque showing it was under official control of the Punjab government, besides sealing the Madrassah.
A team of local officials, supported by police and led by Assistant Commissioner Daska Waqar Akbar Cheema sealed religious seminary namely Madrassah Abdullah bin Mubarak and took the administrative control of Al-Noor Mosque at village Mundeyki Goraya near Daska, in Sialkot district.
Sialkot District Peace Committee Chairman Hafiz Muhammad Asghar and Administrator Auqaf Sialkot Shahid Hameed Virk also accompanied the team. Chairman Sialkot District Peace Committee Hafiz Muhammad Asghar took the charge as administrator of the mosque till appointment of a regular one.
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