Monday, October 24, 2005

Banned charities offer quake relief

Banned charities offer quake relief: "Banned charities offer quake relief
By: Hasan Mansoor
October 23, 2005

Dawa organisation’s operations in Muzaffarabad
Karachi: Pakistani intelligence agencies are worried about the involvement of a large number of extremist and jihadi organisations as well many unknown groups and charities in the collection of donations for earthquake victims in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and North-West Frontier Province (NWFP).

These organisations were openly engaged in the exercise and collected donations through advertisements in newspapers, but after President General Pervez Musharraf banned their activities, they have opted for covert operations.
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