Pakistan to pay 1.5 lakh to terrorist Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi who planned 26/11 Mumbai attack

In yet ar move that will bring Pakistan ire of world for shielding terrorists, it is set to pay Rs 1.5 lakh a month to 26/11 Mumbai attack planner Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, after United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) d. 1267 sanctions committee of UNSC has allowed payment to operations he of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, after Pakistan's request of same.  UNSC also approved a monthly payment for nuclear scientist Mahmood Sultan Bashiruddin, who is under scanner for his meetings with deceased Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Len. Pakistan will pay Lakhvi around Rs 50,000 a month for food, Rs 45,000 for medicines, Rs 20,000 for public utility charges, Rs 20,000 for lawyer fee and 15000 for transportation.

On December 3, 2008, Indian officials named Lakhvi as a planner of 26/11 2008 Mumbai attacks. He h reportedly offered to pay family of Ajmal Kasab  sum of Rs. 150,000 for his participation in attacks. On December 7, 2008, Pakistani armed forces arrested Lakhvi in a raid on a LeT training camp near Muzafarab in Pakistani Kashmir. He was granted bail in 2015.

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Pakistan's attempt to escape FATF blacklisting

In August, before FATF's meeting, Pakistan imposed financial sanctions on 88 banned terror groups, including Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar, Dawood Ibrahim and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. However, in vember, Pakistan’s Federal Investigative ncy (FIA)’s updated list of ‘most wanted’ did t include 26/11 masterminds. India exposed Pakistan and MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, "While list includes a select few members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a UN-designated terror entity based in Pakistan, including crew members of boats used to execute 26/11 attack, it glaringly omits mastermind and key conspirators of heius terror attack."

In 2019, Pakistan me a similar request for 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed and request was accepted by UN Security Council committee. Pakistan in a letter to UN said that Hafiz Saeed needs funds to cover basic expenses for his 'family of four,' as a 'sole supporter' and it's responsible for food, drink and clos expenses for his family members. Pakistan requested to give an allowance of 1,50,000 Pakistan rupees to terrorist per month. 

Hafiz Saeed sentenced 

Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed was on vember 19 sentenced to 10 years in jail by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan in two more terror cases. Saeed, a UN-designated terrorist, whom US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, was arrested on July 17 last year in terror financing cases. He was sentenced to 11 years in jail by an anti-terrorism court in February this year in two terror financing cases. He is lodged at Lahore's high-security Kot Lakhpat jail, though it is widely held that arrests, sentences and or aspects of crackdown are a sham for global audience.

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