Six addresses of Dawood in Pak get obvious UN confirmation

Six of the nine addresses of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan, provided by India, have got an obvious confirmation from the UN which has removed three from the list as those were found to be incorrect.

India, in a dossier, had cited these nine addresses in Pakistan as those frequented by Dawood, the mastermind of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. The Security Council's ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee amended its entry yesterday concerning Dawood with "underline and strikethrough".

While six addresses provided by India have not been amended, three have been removed. One of the three addresses which have been dropped by the Committee from its list was found similar to that of a residence of Islamabad's envoy to the UN Maleeha Lodhi.

In the amendment, the Committee has stricken through the address "Main Property at Margalla Raod F- 6/2 Street no.22, House No.07, Islamabad number 29 in Karachi. This address was later found to be similar to that of a residence belonging to Lodhi."

When asked about the amendment, a top Indian official here told PTI that one address of Dawood in the listing entry was incorrect. The address was "of Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi, and not Dawood Ibrahim", the sources said.

"The amendment also strikes through other addresses "8th Floor of Mehran Square, near Pardesi House-3, Talwar Area, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan" and "6/A Kjauabam Tanzeem, Phase-5, Defence Housing Araea, Karachi, Pakistan."

In evidence to show that Dawood Ibrahim is holed up in Pakistan, a dossier prepared by India had listed nine residences of the underworld don in that country and stated that he is known to frequently change his locations and addresses there.

"On 22 August 2016, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) enacted the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough in the entry" concerning Dawood on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo, it said.

Dawood's other addresses mentioned in the listing "Karachi, Pakistan (White House, Near Saudi Mosque, Clifton)", "House Nu 37 - 30th Street - defence, Housing Authority, Karachi, Pakistan" and "Palatial bungalow in the hilly area of Noorabad in Karachi" have not been amended.

The addresses were included in a dossier prepared by India in August last year that had listed nine residences of the underworld don in Pakistan as evidence to show that he is holed up in Pakistan. Islamabad has consistently denied that Dawood is living in the country.