How Foreign Funding From UK Is Fuelling JeM Operations In Pakistan
Several UK-based trusts are involved in funding Jaish in Pakistan, including Ummah Welfare Trust UK, Umma Peshawar Trust and Taj Naseeb Amma/Uma Welfare Trust
The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is receiving foreign funding from the United Kingdom via several trusts that operate in both Pakistan and the UK, CNN-News18 has learnt in its probe to uncover a terror trail sponsored by India's neighbour.
Abdul Majid, also known as Majid Sulimani—chief of the Kashmir Tigers and a feared commander of the JeM—approaches the trust on behalf of social covers such as madrassas to request relief in the form of rations for the students. This trust is believed to be one of the NGOs associated with JeM, generating funds through both local and international channels to provide logistical support and relief to the JeM outfit, sources told CNN-News18.
Several UK-based trusts are involved in funding Jaish in Pakistan, including Ummah Welfare Trust UK, Umma Peshawar Trust and Taj Naseeb Amma/Uma Welfare Trust.
1. 19-09-2024: 109,598 Pakistan Rupees
2. 05-11-2024: 100,000 Pakistan Rupees
3. 11-12-2024: 105,173 Pakistan Rupees
4. 15-01-2025: 100,001 Pakistan Rupees
5. 21-02-2025: 70,256 Pakistan Rupees
Abdul Majid, a Pakistani-trained terrorist, received arms and subversive training from various camps located in Abbotabad, Mansehra, and Bahawalpur. He also underwent training at religious centres associated with JeM. As a senior commander within the JeM outfit, Sulimani has been closely working with new offshoots of the group, namely the Kashmir Tigers and the Kashmir Freedom Army.
Abdul Majid hails from Ganderbal district in J&K and in the early nineties, he, along with his father and two brothers, Shabir and Mumtaz, allegedly crossed into Pakistan after initially joining local terror outfits. They first stayed and operated from Ambore Camp in the Muzaffarabad area of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
According to sources, of the two other brothers in Pakistan, Qazi Mumtaz is a director in the government sector in Dudnial, PoJK, and lives in Muzaffarabad. His other brother, Qazi Shabir, has residences in both Abbotabad and Muzaffarabad but is currently living in London.
CNN-News18 had earlier reported that Jaish has evolved its strategy to evade international sanctions and counter-terrorism efforts and given the increased scrutiny, it now operates through proxy groups.
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