Dubai-although densely-populated-is not exactly a teeming, unmanageable metropolis, a la Karachi.
When the ISI makes an excuse for why they can't locate a top-ranking Al Qaeda figure in a city like Islamabad or Karachi it at least has some plausible deniability.
On the other hand, I don't see how a undemocratic monarchy-the size of a postage stamp-with an extensive internal security apparatus can not be held responsible for the transshipment of illicit narcotics, nuclear contraband, sub-Saharan slaves, and Eastern European prostitutes, in addition to wire transfers from Islamic terrorists.
When Pakistani officials say they don't know where Dawood Ibrahim is it might very well be a lie, but it is a somewhat believable lie.
On the other hand, how do you explain Dawood Ibrahim's ability to operate his terrorist criminal syndicate-with relative impunity-out of Dubai for so many years?
They have criminals . . . interesting.
Do you know of any evidence connecting this criminal terrorist syndicate with any level of control of this company?
Oh, and by, "Connection", I mean any credible evidence showing these people did this thing that endangered this port, or some such.
The same is true for London.
"On the other hand, how do you explain Dawood Ibrahim's ability to operate his terrorist criminal syndicate-with relative impunity-out of Dubai for so many years?"
Dang you fight dirty. Because the elite sheiks (aka govt) of Dubai secretly enables terrorism?