Posted on 12/03/2008 2:21:19 PM PST by MyTwoCopperCoins
MUMBAI: Even as India seeks Dawood Ibrahim's extradition yet again, the don is ensconced safely in his plush bungalow in Karachi.
Security agency sources told TOI on Wednesday that it's business as usual for the underworld kingpin. A few days ago, a couple of his relatives, including Salim Ansari, flew to Pakistan (using their valid Indian passports) to meet him. Sources said the don was so confident that he would not be touched by the Pakistani establishment that he had made no changes in his daily routine.
He continues to phone his contacts in Mumbai. Recently, a contact who fronts for him in the real estate business reportedly sent Rs 120 crore via hawala, sources in the government stated. The hawala channel between Mumbai and Karachi remains busy.
Indian security agencies are keeping close tabs on Dawood's movements, as are their counterparts in the US intelligence establishment. It's on the basis of detailed inputs from them that India maintains that Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan. But central agencies question why the Maharashtra government has not taken any action against the D-company here.
"What's the point of asking Islamabad to hand over Dawood when we're not doing anything to destroy his empire in Mumbai and other places in India?" a senior official asked.
Mohammed Ali, who holds sway in the docks and is a key member of the Dawood Ibrahim network, continues to operate with impunity. Even after the November 26 terror attacks, his smuggling racket remains unchecked. Despite strong indications that it provided logistical assistance to the attackers, the police insist there was no local support. At the same time, they do not rule out Dawood Ibrahim's involvement.
Meanwhile, security agencies are hoping the US will move on Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders, including Abu Hamza and Hafeez Syed. An email sent to a TV channel was traced to an LeT hideout near Muridke in Pakistan's Punjab province. The phone intercepts of the LeT terrorists who executed the Mumbai massacre also reveal their links to Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Gosh, it would be tragic if a Predator got lost and accidentally had to jetison some ordnance in that general direction. We’d probably have to apologize or something.
Indian Intelligence, British trained back when the Brits were really good, is getting on the ball. This will become very useful.
Why is it that, when I get this guy's name flashed at me in a headline, I get a mental image of a big multi-layered sandwich being built in a dark kitchen, illuminated only by an open fridge door, by a guy in PJs with a weird-looking hairdo?
LOL! Is Blondie standing behind him?
Yeah - Pakistan is an ally in the WOT, right???
Ummm.. They are harboring a known terrorist just like Afghanistan did with Obama...errr...Osama after 9-11.
Anyone think that, assuming Osama is still alive, Pakistan might just be protecting him - putting on a pretend show of “helping” us?
Considering that Pakistan is harboring this terrorist - why not the US’s biggest target too?
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