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Zafar Iqbal Shehbaz | |
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ظفر اقبال شہباز | |
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| Born | Zafar Iqbal Shehbaz 21 February 1952 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Known for | Co-founding Lashkar-e-Taiba, |
| Political party | Milli Muslim League |
| Board member of | |
| Parent | Sardar Ali Khan |
| Motive | To bring Islamic rule in Pakistan,Aim to spread education |
Wanted by | National Investigation Agency of India |
| Partner(s) | Hafiz Saeed,Abdullah Yusuf Azzam |
Zafar Iqbal Shehbaz (Urdu: ظفر اقبال شہباز,Zafar Iqbal was listed on 14 March 2012 pursuant to paragraph 4 of resolution 1989 (2011) as being associated with Al-Qaida for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of” and “recruiting for” Lashkar-e-Tayyiba.
Additional information
[edit]Zafar Iqbal is a senior leader and co-founder of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) , which he formed in the late 1980s with current LeT emir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed , and LeT financier and senior member Mahmoud Mohammad Bahaziq.
Zafar Iqbal has served in various Lashkar-e-Tayyiba & Jamaat-ud-Dawa (LeT/JuD) senior leadership positions and was once considered the LeT/JuD second-in-command. As of late 2010, Iqbal was in charge of the LeT/JuD finance, department. As of early 2010, Iqbal was also the director of the LeT/JuD education department, a position he has held since at least 2003. As the head of the LeT/JuD education department, Iqbal has been involved in recruiting activities on behalf of the group and preparing the curricula for schools run by LeT/JuD in Pakistan. As of 2010, Iqbal was also the president of the LeT/JuD medical, wing and secretary of a university, trust created by LeT/JuD to carry out unspecified activities on behalf of the group.
Zafar Iqbal has also been involved in LeT/JuD fundraising activities. As of 2008, Iqbal, was identified as the LeT/JuD chief of fundraising and had raised money for some LeT/JuD construction efforts. In 2010, Iqbal was personally involved in the construction of an LeT/JuD facility. In 1989-1990, Iqbal traveled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with LeT emir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed to request financial support from former Al-Qaida, leader Usama bin Laden
Early life
[edit]Zafar was born in Khanpur, Punjab,He was named Zafar He then attended the Government, College of Khanpur . before getting a Master's in Islamic Studies at the King Saud University in Riyadh. His father name was Sardar Ali Khan Who was a great Farmer, landlord, Businessman These were 6 brothers. Zafar Iqbal Shehbaz Lashkar-e-Taiba elder brother whose name was Allah Bakhsh Khan.He and one of them, Inayat-ul-Allah Khan, used to work with his father in land works. Zafar Iqbal's elder brother Allah Bakhsh Khan died in his hometown Khanpur city pakistan . in 2014. Zafar Iqbal elder brother, Mian Muhammad Khan, who studied at Khanpur and Bahawalpur, became a professor at Achison College Lahore and served as the head of the Islamic department. Their two brothers are Gul Muhammad and Irshadul Haq.
Career
[edit]Zafar Iqbal was educated at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia for higher education. When he came back, he took the responsibilities of a professor in the famous university of Pakistan, University of Engineering and Technology, and at the same time, Hafiz Saeed served as an Islamic Studies teacher at the University of Engineering and Technology, . Zafar Iqbal Shehbaz became head of Islamic department in this university
U.S. Department OF The Tresury
[edit]The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the designation of two Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LET) leaders and founding members, Zafar Iqbal and Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, pursuant to Executive Order Zafar Iqbal is a most significant leader of LET's s, said Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David S. Cohen. Over the past 20 years, Iqbal and Bhuttavi have been responsible for fundraising, recruitment, and indoctrination of operatives. By targeting the core of LET’s leadership, today's action aims to degrade its ability to facilitate its terrorist activities.” LET is a Pakistan-based terrorist group with links to the al-Qa’ida network and its former leader Usama bin Laden, that is responsible for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, and July 2006 Mumbai train bombings. LET was designated by the U.S. pursuant to E.O. 13224 and named a Foreign Terrorist Organization in December 2001, and was added to the UN 1267/1989 list in May 2005. Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) was designated as an alias of LET under E.O. 13224 in April 2006 and was added to the UN 1267/1989 list as an alias of LET in December 2008.
Lahore: Pakistan's law enforcement agencies on Thursday arrested the "top four leaders" of the banned LeT/JuD on charges of terrorism financing, a move that authorities say would put the "entire core leadership" of these outfits on trial. The top four leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba /Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) arrested on Thursday have been identified as Professor Zafar Iqbal, Yahya Aziz, Muhammad Ashraf and Abdul Salam. The development comes ahead of the Financial Action Task Force's crucial plenary meeting scheduled to be held in Paris from October 12 to October 15.
Pakistan was placed on the grey list by the Paris-based watchdog in June last year and was given a plan of action to complete it by October 2019, or face the risk of being placed on the black list with Iran, and North Korea.
A spokesman for the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) said that there had been an "important progress" in the National Action Plan (NAP) as the main leaders of proscribed organisation JuD/LeT have been arrested by the CTD Punjab in offences of terrorism financing.
"JuD/LeT chief Hafiz Saeed, is already in prison, facing trial for commission of offences of terrorism financing. Now the entire core leadership of the JuD/LeT will be on trial," the CTD said. It further said the CTD Punjab has been investigating offences of terrorism financing wherein these accused had built assets, using the funds raised through terrorism, financing.
"The suspects further used these assets to raise more funds for terrorism financing. Donors of several assets/properties are also under investigation for providing some of these assets to the suspects and their proscribed organisations namely JuD/LeT," it said.
"The suspects had formed trusts, like Al-Anfaal Trust, which acted as front entities of these organisations. The assets/properties have already been frozen by the government," it said, adding the suspects will be produced before the trial court on Friday.
The CTD had arrested Saeed on July 17. He is detained at the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore.
The CTD, said investigation was launched into financing matters of proscribed organisations -- JuD and LeT -- in connection with the implementation of UN Sanctions against these Designated Entities & Persons as directed by the NSC (National Security Committee) in its meeting on January 1, 2019 chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan for implementing the NAP. Pak Arrests 4 Top Leaders Of Jamaat-ud-Dawah, Lashkar Ahead Of FATF, Meet The FATF's plenary meet will be held in Paris from October 12-15 (Representational)
Lahore: Pakistan's law enforcement agencies on Thursday arrested the "top four leaders" of the banned LeT/JuD on charges of terrorism financing, a move that authorities say would put the "entire core leadership" of these outfits on trial. The top four leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba /Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) arrested on Thursday have been identified as Professor Zafar Iqbal, Yahya Mujahid, Muhammad Ashraf and Abdul Salam.
The development comes ahead of the Financial Action Task Force's crucial plenary meeting scheduled to be held in Paris from October 12 to October 15.
Pakistan was placed on the grey list by the Paris-based watchdog in June last year and was given a plan of action to complete it by October 2019, or face the risk of being placed on the black list with Iran and North Korea.
A spokesman for the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) said that there had been an "important progress" in the National Action Plan (NAP) as the main leaders of proscribed organisation JuD/LeT have been arrested by the CTD Punjab in offences of terrorism financing.
"JuD/LeT chief Hafiz Saeed, is already in prison facing trial for commission of offences of terrorism, financing. Now the entire core leadership of the JuD/LeT will be on trial," the CTD, said.
It further said the CTD, Punjab has been investigating offences of terrorism financing wherein these accused had built assets using the funds raised through terrorism financing.
"The suspects further used these assets to raise more funds for terrorism financing. Donors of several assets/properties are also under investigation for providing some of these assets to the suspects and their proscribed organisations namely JuD/LeT," it said.
"The suspects had formed trusts, like Trust, which acted as front entities of these organisations. The assets/properties have already been frozen by the government," it said, adding the suspects will be produced before the trial court on Friday.
The CTD, had arrested Saeed on July 17. He is detained at the Kot Lakhpat, jail in Lahore.
The CTD, said investigation was launched into financing matters of proscribed organisations -- JuD and LeT -- in connection with the implementation of UN Sanctions against these Designated Entities & Persons as directed by the NSC (National Security Committee) in its meeting on January 1, 2019 chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan for implementing the NAP.
The ,US Department of the Treasury has designated Saeed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. The US, since 2012, has been offering a USD 10 million reward for information that brings Saeed to justice.
Saeed-led JuD is the front organisation for the LeT which is responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people.
- ^ Kaur Sandhu, Kamaljit (6 June 2017). "Kashmir: High alert around Uri power plant after intel inputs of possible terror plot". India Today.