US sanctions al Qaeda, Taliban financiers
WASHINGTON:
The US Treasury announced on Thursday that it had imposed sanctions on two "high-profile" Pakistani trust fund chiefs allegedly linked to terrorism.
They were identified as Mohammed Mazhar, director of Al-Akhtar Trust, and Mufti Abdul Rahim, leader of Al-Rashid Trust, both Pakistani charities whose assets under US jurisdiction were frozen, the Treasury said in a statement.
Americans have also been prohibited from engaging in any transactions with them. Mazhar was accused of supporting the Al-Qaeda terror network and the Taliban militant group while Rahim was charged with funding the Taliban.
"Today's designation of these two high-profile financiers of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, who are also leaders of Al-Akhtar Trust and Al-Rashid Trust, further exposes those organisations' continuing support for terrorism under the guise of charitable activity," said Treasury under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence Stuart Levey.
The US Treasury announced on Thursday that it had imposed sanctions on two "high-profile" Pakistani trust fund chiefs allegedly linked to terrorism.
They were identified as Mohammed Mazhar, director of Al-Akhtar Trust, and Mufti Abdul Rahim, leader of Al-Rashid Trust, both Pakistani charities whose assets under US jurisdiction were frozen, the Treasury said in a statement.
Americans have also been prohibited from engaging in any transactions with them. Mazhar was accused of supporting the Al-Qaeda terror network and the Taliban militant group while Rahim was charged with funding the Taliban.
"Today's designation of these two high-profile financiers of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, who are also leaders of Al-Akhtar Trust and Al-Rashid Trust, further exposes those organisations' continuing support for terrorism under the guise of charitable activity," said Treasury under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence Stuart Levey.