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News18
2 days ago
- Politics
- News18
‘Asim Munir Shook Hands With US-Designated Terrorist': Owaisi Flags Pakistan-Terror Link In Riyadh
Last Updated: Owaisi exposed Pakistan during an interaction in Saudi Arabia and presented "clear evidence" how Islamabad backs terrorism and its army supports terrorists. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who was in Saudi Arabia as part of the delegation to expose Pakistan, presented 'clear evidence" of the country's involvement in terrorism and its army's backing of terrorists. Owaisi, while speaking in Riyadh, showed a photo to prove how Pakistani army chief Asim Munir was promoted as Field Marshal and how he was seen sitting beside a US-designated terrorist at an event. The AIMIM chief, who is a part of the delegation led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda, also underlined the need to bring Pakistan back to the FATF grey list to control terror funding. 'Pakistan must be brought back to the FATF grey list. That is where we will be able to control this terror financing of all these terrorist organisations. When this person (Asim Munir) was made a Field Marshal in Pakistan, a US-designated terrorist called Mohammad Ehsan was sitting right beside the Field Marshal. There are photographs of him shaking hands with this field marshal. There is clear evidence of Pakistan's involvement. These terror groups are prospering over there, they are being trained over there, and the whole task is to destabilise India to create more Hindu Muslim riots in India," Owaisi said. #WATCH | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi says, '…Pakistan must be brought back to the FATF grey list. That is where we will be able to control this terror financing of all these terrorist organisations. When this person (Asim Munir) was made a Field… — ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2025 According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Muhammad Ahsan—also known as Ehsan Muhammad, Ihsan Muhammad, or Ullah Ehsan—is listed on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. He is from Sialkot and Islamabad, Pakistan, and his birth year is listed as 1970, though other records show 1971 or 1972. He has been designated under the 'Secondary sanctions risk, section 1(b) of Executive Order 13244," as updated by Executive Order 13886. Ahsan is linked to the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba. Owaisi pointed out the duplicity and deceit of Pakistan in backing terrorists and said that Islamabad once termed Sajid Mir dead and later confessed that he was alive. He noted that several terrorists were jailed in Pakistan only for 'money laundering, not for terrorism". #WATCH | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi says, 'After 26/11, my government, headed by the then Prime Minister, late Dr Manmohan Singh, the Indian investigators went to Pakistan, gave them all the evidence, but you'll be surprised to know that nothing… — ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2025 'After 26/11, my government, headed by the then Prime Minister, late Dr Manmohan Singh, the Indian investigators went to Pakistan, gave them all the evidence, but you'll be surprised to know that nothing moved forward. What made Pakistan move forward in this terrorist trial was when Pakistan was put on the FATF grey list," he said. 'One meeting was held in Germany, and India wanted one Sajid Mir to be indicted, but Pakistan said he's dead… Pakistan came up to the Committee of FATF and said Sajid Mir is alive. Can you imagine the country which was saying he's dead, suddenly, he's alive? And then the Pakistani government said that our courts have convicted him for some 5 to 10 years, but the main culprits of the 26/11 are still scot-free. They were convicted of money laundering, not for terrorism," the AIMIM chief added. First Published: May 29, 2025, 08:44 IST
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Who is Hafiz Abdur Rauf? Man leading funeral of terrorists killed in Operation Sindoor
Hafiz Abdur Rauf NEW DELHI: Hafiz Abdur Rauf , who led the funeral of terrorists killed in the May 7 " Operation Sindoor ," has been called out as a "common man." As soon as the pictures of him being present at the funerals went out, the Pakistani army called him a "common man." Pakistan's top official, DG ISPR Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, during a press conference, shared Rauf's details, including his national ID number, birth date, and family information. "This man is Hafiz Abdur Rauf, who is actually leading the prayers. He has three daughters, son and he was born in March 1973. You can see his family details and everything," Chaudhry had said in a presentation during a press conference on Sunday in which he had shown Rauf's details. Chaudhary also claimed that Abdul Rauf was a preacher and a member of the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) party. Press Information Bureau's fact-check unit exposed Pakistan's another lie and said that the identity details shared by DG ISPR completely overlap with the details of Hafiz Abdur Rauf, a member of LeT's senior leadership since at least 1999 and part of the US sanctions list . Who is Hafiz Abdur Rauf? Hafiz Abdul Rauf is a 'specially designated global terrorist ' (SDGT) by the US department of treasury and is also on the SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) list of the US government. According to the US treasury department, Hafiz Abdul Rauf, a member of LeT's senior leadership since 1999, is the chief of Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation , operating LeT's relief activities in disguise. Earlier, India had pointed out Pakistan's connection to terrorism, citing a viral image of Rauf leading funeral prayers for LeT militants killed during Operation Sindoor, attended by senior Pakistani officials, with a wreath from Maryam Nawaz, Pakistan's Punjab's chief minister and prime minister Shehbaz Sharif's niece.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Pakistan's ‘innocent preacher' is actually a global terrorist
Pakistan had claimed that the man leading the prayers was Abdul Rauf (circled), a preacher and member of Pakistan Markazi Muslim League. But it turns out that he was actually Hafiz Abdul Rauf — a 'specially designated global terrorist' by the US who is also on SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) list of the US govt (AFP photo) Pakistan's misinformation campaign was exposed yet again after its claim that the man leading funeral prayers for terrorists was an innocent preacher turned out to be blatant lie and the man in question was identified as a designated global terrorist . During a press conference, Pakistan's DG-ISPR (Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations) had flashed the national ID card of a man with a similar name, Abdul Rauf, claiming that he was a preacher and a member of the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) party. However, details from the same bio-data exposed the intricate web of misinformation spun by the ISI. It turned out that Abdul Rauf was not a preacher or Masood Azhar's slain brother with the same name but a different individual with ties to Lashkar-eTaiba. The man, Hafiz Abdul Rauf , is a 'specially designated global terrorist' (SDGT) by the US department of treasury and is also on the SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) list of the US government. Pakistan's lies were busted from their computerised national identity card (CNIC) number visible in the document flashed by DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif. The number 35202-5400413-9 on the document is the same as the one listed by the US treasury and the Office of Foreign Assets Control which incidentally also lists Lt Gen Sharif's father, Mahmood Sultan Bashiruddin, as a designated terrorist with ties to al-Qaida. In the press conference held by DG ISPR during Operation Sidoor, a Pakistan Air Force officer also claimed to have shown 'tactical brilliance' in Pulwama, which is being interpreted as an acknowledgement of the Pakistani military's role in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Invest $200 in Amazon without buying stocks to earn a second salary Marketsall Sign Up Undo They then went on to allege that India's claims of Abdul Rauf being a terrorist were not true. Incidentally, the same photograph of Abdul Rauf at the burial was used by India to identify and release the names of senior Pakistan army personnel and key police officials who attended the funeral of terrorists — including high-ranking officers such as Lt Gen Fayyaz Hussain Shah and Inspector General of Police Usman Anwar. According to the US treasury department, Hafiz Abdul Rauf, a member of LeT's senior leadership since 1999, is the chief of Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation, operating LeT's relief activities in disguise.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Opinion - How Trump's living ‘dead' immigrants can fight for their rights
Earlier this month, the Trump administration escalated its assault on immigrants' rights by reporting living people as 'dead' in the Social Security Administration's death master file, even though those people had lawfully obtained Social Security numbers. Such falsehoods by a government agency are outrageous and unconscionable — and they're a clear violation of federal law. Being declared dead by the Social Security Administration not only cuts off access to Social Security and government benefits but can also destroy people's ability to find work, rent apartments, get utilities or access credit or insurance. This appears to be the intent of the Trump administration's action. The big three credit bureaus — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — rely on data from the death master file to mark individuals as dead. Because credit reports and credit scores are used in screening people to open bank accounts, get credit, rent an apartment or get a job, marking someone as dead can cost them access to a range of ordinary activities. When a bank, creditor, debt collector or, in this case, the Social Security Administration, knowingly reports false information to the credit bureaus, that is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Using information from an unreliable source like Trump's Social Security Administration breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act's requirement to 'use reasonable procedures to ensure maximum possible accuracy.' Credit bureaus are not following the law if they use information from a source they know is providing false information. There's also a pretty big risk that the administration will end up tagging the wrong people. That's what happened when the Office of Foreign Assets Control's list of Specially Designated Nationals in and around 2011. Scores of innocent consumers were mistakenly tagged as potential terrorists or drug traffickers, leading to a Supreme Court case. There's a lot of evidence, including from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, that credit bureaus already too often label people as dead who are not. It's nearly impossible for people to get those errors fixed. The administration's corruption of the Social Security death master file will multiply those problems, and a majority of the impact will likely be felt by Arab, Latino, Muslim and Black communities, as well as other non-white communities. The harm from falsely reporting someone as dead won't just end with shutting down their credit reports. Mortgage companies, for example, use the death master file to determine when to collect on a reverse mortgage. Government agencies, including state and local agencies, reference the file when distributing assistance funds. Incorrectly labeling living people as dead raises all sorts of questions: Can spouses and children start collecting survivors' benefits? Will creditors file a claim against their estates? The administration is claiming that the people it has reported as deceased are 'terrorists' and 'criminals.' But as we have seen repeatedly, it is using that label indiscriminately and inaccurately to target people who express a contrary political opinion. Moreover, even people accused of terrorism are entitled to due process before the government declares them dead. And polluting our credit reporting system with junk data helps no one. Finally, for anyone who finds themselves on the receiving end of a false report that they are deceased, you have rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. You can challenge the lie with a dispute to the credit bureaus and the Social Security Administration. You might need to file a dispute a few times. If that doesn't work, consider seeking legal assistance. Despite the flurry of confusion in the Capitol, we are still a nation of laws, and consumers falsely reported as deceased still have rights. Chi Chi Wu is a senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
24-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
How Trump's living ‘dead' immigrants can fight for their rights
Earlier this month, the Trump administration escalated its assault on immigrants' rights by reporting living people as 'dead' in the Social Security Administration's death master file, even though those people had lawfully obtained Social Security numbers. Such falsehoods by a government agency are outrageous and unconscionable — and they're a clear violation of federal law. Being declared dead by the Social Security Administration not only cuts off access to Social Security and government benefits but can also destroy people's ability to find work, rent apartments, get utilities or access credit or insurance. This appears to be the intent of the Trump administration's action. The big three credit bureaus — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — rely on data from the death master file to mark individuals as dead. Because credit reports and credit scores are used in screening people to open bank accounts, get credit, rent an apartment or get a job, marking someone as dead can cost them access to a range of ordinary activities. When a bank, creditor, debt collector or, in this case, the Social Security Administration, knowingly reports false information to the credit bureaus, that is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Using information from an unreliable source like Trump's Social Security Administration breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act's requirement to 'use reasonable procedures to ensure maximum possible accuracy.' Credit bureaus are not following the law if they use information from a source they know is providing false information. There's also a pretty big risk that the administration will end up tagging the wrong people. That's what happened when the Office of Foreign Assets Control's list of Specially Designated Nationals in and around 2011. Scores of innocent consumers were mistakenly tagged as potential terrorists or drug traffickers, leading to a Supreme Court case. There's a lot of evidence, including from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, that credit bureaus already too often label people as dead who are not. It's nearly impossible for people to get those errors fixed. The administration's corruption of the Social Security death master file will multiply those problems, and a majority of the impact will likely be felt by Arab, Latino, Muslim and Black communities, as well as other non-white communities. The harm from falsely reporting someone as dead won't just end with shutting down their credit reports. Mortgage companies, for example, use the death master file to determine when to collect on a reverse mortgage. Government agencies, including state and local agencies, reference the file when distributing assistance funds. Incorrectly labeling living people as dead raises all sorts of questions: Can spouses and children start collecting survivors' benefits? Will creditors file a claim against their estates? The administration is claiming that the people it has reported as deceased are ' terrorists ' and ' criminals.' But as we have seen repeatedly, it is using that label indiscriminately and inaccurately to target people who express a contrary political opinion. Moreover, even people accused of terrorism are entitled to due process before the government declares them dead. And polluting our credit reporting system with junk data helps no one. Finally, for anyone who finds themselves on the receiving end of a false report that they are deceased, you have rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. You can challenge the lie with a dispute to the credit bureaus and the Social Security Administration. You might need to file a dispute a few times. If that doesn't work, consider seeking legal assistance. Despite the flurry of confusion in the Capitol, we are still a nation of laws, and consumers falsely reported as deceased still have rights.
