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Despite international ban, JuD asks for Ramazan donations online
JuD sends out message on Twitter, Facebook - says it can collect funds as JuD is not banned in Pakistan.
JuD sends out message on Twitter, says it can collect funds as it is not a banned organisation.
LAHORE: Despite a worldwide ban, the Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) has sent out messages on Twitter and Facebook asking Muslims across the world to donate zakat and fitra during Ramazan.
JuD, through its official Twitter account, not only appealed for donations for itself but also for Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation, an organisation of JuD formed in the aftermath of the UNSC sanctions. JuD, which is allegedly the charitable front and the political arm of al Qaeda-linked Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), had earlier disowned Falah-i-Insaniyat.
JuD’s message on Twitter, which had a link to Facebook as well, called people to donate zakat in any form either by cash, by donating an ambulance or by sponsoring medicines or meals for Sehr and Iftar.
When Interior Minister Rehman Malik was recently asked about the collection of funds during Ramazan, he had categorically denied that any unregistered organisation was involved in such activities. He had also vowed to take action against such organisations involved in collecting funds.
It remains unclear whether the JuD is registered to collect funds within the country or not.
JuD, when contacted by The Express Tribune, said that since the organisation was not banned in Pakistan, it could collect funds. “Everyone knows that when the UNSC placed sanctions on Jamaatud Dawa, we went to the court against the ban and the Lahore High Court had decreed in our favour, categorically saying that the JuD is not a banned organisation,” said Khalid Waleed, the chief coordinator of JuD’s political cell headed by Abdur Rehman Makki.
Makki was recently placed on the US State Department’s Reward for Justice Programme list which offers $500,000 for evidence leading to his role in Mumbai 2008 attacks. JuD chief Hafiz Saeed is in the category of $1 million reward.
He, however, could not explain why the JuD is also collecting funds in the name of Falah-i-Insaniyat. “They are just two different heads of the same account. If someone wants to donate to JuD or Falah, we welcome it,” he said.
On Twitter, JuD has 2,188 followers and the profile says that the aims of the organisation include spreading knowledge, practicing dawah (spreading the message of Islam) and jihad.
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Zakat colected by JUD, will fuel more disorder in the land.or a weapon in the hand of bigot.
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please everyone against JUD.. get a life.. i have just a few questions.. who is the at the front when calamities like floods come? and then who fights in kashmir? did they ever do suicide bombings at public places? our dilema is that we are fueled by the agenda of the west.. whosoever has a beard is termed as a maulvi, terrorist and what not.. for me they are gona be the saviors of Pakistan IA!
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So ET neglecting high court order, also this article doesnt provide suffient evidence of ban but still ET wants to to prove without evidence that JUD is banned organization in Pakistan, how pathetic is to place this propaganda news as a headline
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Where is the CJ and black coats now? Recommend
Where are the courts now? Guess they are too busy chasing elected govt officials. The terrorists are free to do their business as usual. This would not stop till the UNO takes a stern action against terrorist organizations.
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@Qasim, JuD does exemplary charity work in Pakistan. Please think before leaving an ignorant comment.
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I have donated them 5000 Rs. Its my money and I solely have the right to spend it. Any problems?
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First Question! How come a UN banned organisation is having an account in twitter and facebook!! should twitter and facebook be accountable for this !!??
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Good, I will also donate money. Express Tribune, do you have any problems? Oh wait, I forgot that ET likes to sensationalise things a lot – unfortunately a hallmark of a tabloid paper.Recommend
@Muhammad Awaid:
@Roflcopter:
If JuD wants to be seen as a charity org. Then why do they need guns and what is the purpose of getting involved in violence? No one objects to Eidhi and his organization for a reason.
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I second Zaikam. It’s my money, let me do what I want. Why raise such a hue and cry ET? It’s freedom of speech after all – isn’t that what you’re preaching half the time? Hypocrisy
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ET making issue of nothing
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Express Tribune – the new arm of propaganda, hypocrisy, double standards, [fill in adjective].. if it’s okay for Veena Malik to pose nude according to ET, what’s wrong with donating harmless charity? ET has tainted views under the garb of liberalism.
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@Mj:
do u have any evidence of JUD’s involvement in any terrorism?
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@Zaikam:
Well try selling your enlightening theory to JUD fellas and tell them not to cry like babies when US funds Israel. It is their money and they can spend as they wish!
Donating to dubious far right organisation such as JUD has consequences that you must understand, ignorance is not an excuse.
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They told me Twitter and Facebook is ‘haram’ .. I’m confused now :S
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Hey Express Tribune, how can i donate them, plz tell me if u have some contact no of them………….
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I will also donate money and consultancy services in ambush attack to ttp ..Any one has any problems? ..After all its my money and my services!
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@Asif:
foreign funded media’s hypocrisy and double standards at its peak
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Kapadia: Sir, I hope you know media war and its tools!
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@Mj, what violence is JuD involved in?
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@Kapadia:
Then please explain why a “harmless charity” is linked to LeT, which is listed as a terrorist organization?
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Even USAID chief visited camp for the flood victims set up in a school by JUD/Falah-e-Insaniyat in Sukkur,Sindh during 2010 floods. He was there for photo-op and he only found Falah-e-Insaniyat to be actually working on the ground in difficult areas,so he had no option but to visit their camp for photo-op..
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USAID chief donated two trucks of relief goods on behalf of US aid to JUD/Falah-i-Insaniyat camp during 2010 floods coz they were unable to find any other reliable organisation involved in relief efforts.
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INDIA and US are scared of JuD and have brainwashed us with senseless things and we trust their word. There are many Hindu extremist groups working in India oh did I forget to mention the involvment of Monks in Muslim killings in Burma and how about that crazy pastor who burned the Holy Quran so why against JuD when it has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
@Mirza: As far as courts are concerned they are giving this worthless democratic government every opportunity to do the right thing. You can have arguments on Constitution of Pakistan but you can never have any arguments on Islamic laws which clearly state that everybody is accountable so stop living in a DENIAL state.
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@Karachiite:
liberals no nothing they need a reason/logic even if it is without evidence just to bash Pak Army, Islam, and muslims
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Pakistan has so many extremist groups that to many they are difficult to distinguish — it’s unfortunate that when one finally gets formally classified as a terrorist group by the UN all it has to do is change it’s initials and Pakistan just shrugs it’s shoulders. I would suggest that when the UN classifies a group as terrorist rather than “ban” the group you should round up and jail the leaders/members.
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@Cautious:
stop spreading terrorism, take out all ur armies from sovereign nations, stop exploiting their resources, stop killing humans, and stop this media nonsense, peace will prevail and there will be no extremist group, u people first need to look at urself
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ET why you didn’t mention their bank account number. I want to donate and want to see the faces of fake liberals like you.
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First of all the JuD is not a banned orgainsation. The writer should know the fact that Lahore High Court had exenorated the JuD from all the charges and allowed to carry out their activities in any part of the world. JuD head Hafiz Saeed was also declared a free man.
Besides, in a country where the govt know how to extract money from people and don don’t know how to spend on the people’s welfare, such organisation always fill the vacumme and help out thje people.Recommend
JuD is asking donations online and no wonder they would also be exporting terrorism online as well.
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Indians can cry the whole day….
I would advise them to have the Indian humanitarian agencies learn from such organizations.They will be corruption free soon.Guaranteed.
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Paying Zakat is one’s own prerogative and media should not sensationalize the stories. ET may face contempt of court since Lahore High Court has exonerated JUD. Its humanitarian work during floods is commendable.
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So What , They are Pakistanis u cant stop them to happy ur Foriegn Bosses
We Are Wid JUD
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Do they care about National ban? huh
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@Roflcopter:
Charity is only a shield to cover the terrorist activities like Mumbai attack & it does not give you the license to kill innocent people
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Here is the proof of the terrorist Jud being banned :
(PAK is signatory to UN keep in mind)
http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/aqsanctionslist.shtml
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O my god! Are you sure Rehman Malik that it isn’t you banned group?
This is ramazan but indeed you cann’t know what people can do :P
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@Munib
United Nations Security Council Resolution # 47, adopted on April 21, 1948 called upon India to conduct free and impartial plebiscite in Kashmir. To this day they haven’t done that.. (India too is signatory of UN.. Keep that in mind!)
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@MUNIB
http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/aqsanctionslist.shtml page does not exist!
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@Muhammad Awaid:
JUD = LET = MANY bombings in public places in Kashmir.
I thought that you guys feel as if Kashmir and Kashmiris are your own .. or maybe I am mistaken .. It appears that Pakistan wants Kashmir and not the Kashmiris.
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@Zaikam: That is exactly what the Americans are saying. It’s their drones and missiles and they are free to unload it where they want. You sure don’t have any problem with that either.
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@Karachiite:
UN says a lot of things including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Does Pakistan listen?
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@kaka: “Indians can cry the whole day….
I would advise them to have the Indian humanitarian agencies learn from such organizations.They will be corruption free soon.Guaranteed.”
Just like Pakistan? But I thought you and your brothers here were ranting against corruption in Pakistan? hey cmon. you guys are so confusing. get your facts right before providing such confusing advice.
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Jamaat U Dawa… JUD… what kind of a name is that? Why cant they have an Urdu name?
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@Roflcopter:
See the comment by @Muhammad Awaid that says ‘and then who fights in kashmir’ and what about all the bombings in Karachi by LET.
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Unfortunate how many have internalized extremism and extremists.
There should be no Pakistani militants illegally fighting in Kashmir as they would indeed be deemed terrorists even by the local Kashmiris. Their founder and his militant group, with whom they are linked, are accused of bombing Indian parliament and carrying out attacks in Mumbai, as much as one insincerely denies it.
You could possibly be donating to a suspected extremist organization that indulges in militancy, terrorism and violence. It is not harmless. That is where the problem is and in Ramadhan one needs to be ethical to whom they give. If a TTP supporter justified their donation as ‘freedom of speech’, will it be considered alright or halal? Thus the issue here.
There are other charity organizations, reputable, one can donate to, such as Edhi, or IK’s and others, than these dubious ones. There are many humanitarian organizations in Pak, but unfortunately corruption has not disappeared. However, that is not an excuse to support extremists.
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@roflcopter and everyone …its not the question of being a pakistani when it comes to kashmir…. its a matter of being a Muslim…. Muslims are actually being suppressed there and its our religious duty to at least support our brothers and sisters who are suffering at the hands of hindus..what do we do apart from just feeling sorry for them? if someone, be it JUD or anyone is supporting them, then we should at least praise their efforts rather than discouraging them..
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i have the 1st hand experience of working with JUD , they are doing massive charity works , the run ambulances , they build homes for the displaced and many other educational works. the only problem is to india as they help kashmiries for fighting against brutal and inhuman indain army . so all this propaganda is from india.
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@Mirza:
Mirza shaib, some people in the wake of “enlightened’ regime of Mushi Gen have become “over-enlightened” and to such extent that they are blinded from this over enlightenment (just like something which happens when everything is dark). They misgivings of enlightened people have forced USAID to advertise for public help in detecting frauds done by “enlightened” organizers of these NGOs. Not long ago Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy was being painted as an enlightened national hero, but the recent scam tarnished it. If i accept conservatives haven’t done anything for the country, i certainly find the same argument compelling for enlightened ones as well. Lastly, Judicial system cannot work alone, CJ is one man not an army, nor a government. JuD is NOT declared as banned organization and their humanitarian performance speaks itself and their moral high grounds are much more sounding vis-a-vis NGOs.
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@Zaikam:
None whatsoever.Pakistanis can donate money, have your strategic assets.But then don’t expect others to play cricket with you or don’t wonder why you are treated as a pariah state.
No foreign investments, no jobs,hordes of unemployed youth watching sensationalist television whole day.This is the collateral damage of such actions. If this continues,Pakistanis may even not get visas to migrate to the West.
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@Muhammad Awaid:
Suppression in response to secessionist movements is a highly regrettable but all too common occurrence.
However, the terrible days of the nineties are behind us and there is little suppression in Kashmir anymore.
You would be shocked at the depth and intensity of Anti Pakistan feeling that prevails in the valley. Kashmiris have no interest at all in joining Pakistan.. anybody that still believes so needs to smell the coffee and leave cloud cuckoo land.
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The comments here are repulsive. I urge my Pakistani brothers to please not inflame passions further.
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Not even Allah can save you if you target innocents like those who dies in the Mumbai attacks.
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It does not matter how much zakat you give or what social service they masquerade under, no one least of all JuD has no right to take anyone’s life.
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I have donated 2 pigs to JUD..haha
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JUD is doing excellent charity work. ET propaganda against JUD shows double standards where they literally bash patriot and pro pakistan elements and organizations where as anti pakistan elements gets appraisal by ET. PEMRA should take a notice of ET current stance and take action against there anti pakistan stance.
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@Muhammad Awaid,
I am shocked that you see religious identity as the deciding factor and do not feel ashamed of it. I would support a Muslim who is right against a Hindu who is wrong. Religion won’t matter. Merits of the individual would. Would you support a Hindu who is right against a Muslim individual who is wrong ?
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@Roflcopter:
Oh my. Where have you been? Too many medications piled up?
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Its so pathetic to see these people running terror funding campaigns and camps so audaciously in every nook and corner of the country…Why nobody touches them…because every body knows who is at their back…i personally know these people very well…we used to call them “CHHURAS” in our university times…University of Engineering & Technology Lahore is their main breeding ground…almost 90% of their top brains belong to UET…Hafiz Saeed himself being the teacher at UET Islamic Department…Recommend
@Roflcopter: JuD also is involved in exemplary act of terrorism in India. Charity is just it’s public figure and alibi to fool common Pakistanis, like you.
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@Pakistan politics: Stop terrorizing India and give back the Azad Kashmir and peace will prevail forever.
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The SC CJ is busy chasing elected politicians with sue moto but has no time for the JUD thugs who are a threat to civilization. Even the courts are islamized in Pakistan.
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Very sad to see that so many pakistanis are backers of a terrorist group and are not bothered that these people have killed ordinary innocent citizens in kashmir and mumbai. All one can say is that backers of these types of terrorists are as much to blame for the daily killings and suicide bombings in pakistan itself. It seems pakistani society is now so hardened with death, that it does not matter to them.Recommend
USAID donated many trucks of relief goods on behalf of US aid to JUD/Falah-i-Insaniyat Sindh camp during 2010 floods bcoz they were unable to find any other reliable organisation involved in relief efforts.than how you said, JuD is banned org?
in 2011 floods STC and other Us Based org donated goods to JuD and FIF.
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the one are you @noone: i think m i right… hahahhahaha
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