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Malik pens letter to FATF president asking him to remove Pakistan’s name from Grey list

2021-02-20

[DailyTimes.pk] Former Interior Minister and Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator A. Rehman Malik Pak politician, Interior Minister under the Gilani government. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. He had to give up the interior ministry job because he held dual Brit citizenship. today on Thursday has written a letter to Financial Action Task Force President Dr Marcus Pleyer, pleading him to remove Pakistain from FATF’s Grey List and take action against India for money laundering and terror-financing. He Malik made the letter public while addressing a presser and said that he terms it a discriminatory treatment with Pakistain as compared to India for not proceeding against it despite of evidence.

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Three priests ‘involved’ in bride trafficking scam also arrested

2019-05-12

[DAWN] A Senate committee was on Friday informed that besides Pak marriage bureaus and Chinese nationals, three priests were also involved in the scam of Chinese nationals’ illegal marriages with Pak women. The Senate Standing Committee on Interior, which met at Parliament House with Senator Rehman Malik Pak politician, Interior Minister under the Gilani government. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. He had to give up the interior ministry job because he held dual Brit citizenship. in the chair, discussed the issue of illegal marriages of Chinese nationals with Pak women. The committee members expressed concerns over reports of human trafficking in the name of marriages. The chairman of the committee told the participants that officials of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had informed him that three priests were also involved in contracting the marriages. The priests have been incarcerated Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! , he said.

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Report sought on action against banned outfits in Balochistan

2019-04-14

[DAWN] A Senate panel on Friday sought a report from the interior ministry on the action taken so far against Death Eaters and banned outfits involved in Hazara ...a grouping of Dari-speaking people of Sino-Tibetan descent inhabiting Afghanistan and Pakistain. They are predominantly Shia Moslems and not particularly warlike, which makes them favored targets... killings. The Senate Standing Committee on Interior met with Senator Rehman Malik Pak politician, Interior Minister under the Gilani government. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. He had to give up the interior ministry job because he held dual Brit citizenship. in the chair, where members voiced serious concern over the Quetta blast and continued killings of members of the Hazara community. It was decided that the next meeting would be held in Quetta, specifically on the agenda of the Hazara killings. The interior ministry was directed to submit a comprehensive report on the Quetta blast and also apprise the committee of the action so far taken against the Death Eaters and banned outfits involved in Hazara killings. The panel also sought a report about the release of activists of banned outfits in the near past in Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... Senator Malik said the involvement of the hostile neighbour and other external forces in terrorist activities in Balochistan could not be ruled out as such blasts appeared to be a conspiracy to incite sectarian festivities and destabilise Pakistain. He said that the Shia Hazara community of Balochistan had been targeted for a long time and it was time to bring an end to their killings by taking fierce action against Death Eaters and banned outfits. He said that he had already called a special meeting for briefing on implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP). However, nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits... at the request of the interior ministry, some more time was given to them for the briefing.

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Senate panel rejects JIT, demands govt form judicial commission to probe Sahiwal incident

2019-01-30

[DAWN] The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Tuesday 'rejected' a joint investigation team (JIT) formed to probe the Sahiwal incident, in which four people were killed by Counter Terrorism Department officials. The committee made the decision after recording the testimony of the mother of Zeeshan ‐ one of the four people who were shot in the 'encounter' ‐ who said she had no confidence in the JIT's investigation. "We are not satisfied with the JIT's investigation," she told the panel. "The police that are investigating [the incident] are the ones who committed the killings," she alleged, calling upon the prime minister to provide justice to the bereaved families. "All we want is justice," she said. PML-N Senator Javed Abbasi, who was also part of the panel, criticised the provincial ministers and accused them of lying about the Sahiwal incident. His remarks prompted a sharp reaction from PTI's Azam Swati, who said that it had been agreed that this incident will not be politicised. Abbasi, however, stuck to his statements. He also rejected the JIT and said: "Police are involved in the killings, they will not do justice." "The committee rejected the JIT, Senate rejected the JIT, then what capacity is this JIT working in?" he asked, demanding that the government form a judicial commission to probe the matter. He also pointed out that the ministers had changed their statements on the incident more than once. The committee members collectively demanded that the government form a judicial commission. The panel also directed the interior secretary to investigate the changing statements of provincial ministers. Zeeshan's mother, while recording her statement, also protested the "terrorist" label that Zeeshan had been slapped with. "They killed my son and then they labelled him as a terrorist," she lamented. The Senate panel, chaired by foreign interior minister Rehman Malik Pak politician, Interior Minister under the Gilani government. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. He had to give up the interior ministry job because he held dual Brit citizenship. , assured her that justice will be done and said that they will not allow anyone to pressurise the families of the dear departed. Malik condemned the incident, terming it a "assassination" and adding: "I will refer to those who were killed as deaders." Zeeshan's mother said that her family had been living in the same house for the past 25 years. She told the panel that Zeeshan had studied computer sciences and was the "sole breadwinner of the family". He sold computers, taught in a school and gave lectures in a college as well, she said. The dear departed's mother asked that even if the CTD had termed Zeeshan as a terrorist, why did they not arrest him alive. "An Indian spy was also caught alive, why wasn't Zeeshan enjugged Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! alive?" she demanded. She criticised the ministers for "calling Zeeshan a terrorist on television".

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Senate panel not satisfied with police answers on Sahiwal killings

2019-01-27

[DAWN] The Senate Standing Committee on Interior was on Friday not satisfied with the answers provided by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard 2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers 3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... Amjad Javed Saleemi to questions regarding the alleged extra-judicial killings of four people, including three of a family, in Sahiwal by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD). The parliamentary panel met with Senator Rehman Malik Pak politician, Interior Minister under the Gilani government. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. He had to give up the interior ministry job because he held dual Brit citizenship. in the chair. Home Secretary Fazeel Asghar told members of the committee that the driver of the car, Zeeshan Javed, was a terrorist. He said Zeeshan was the main target and that a photograph of the car was taken before the operation which showed two people sitting in the front seats of the car. He said the rear of the car was not clear in the picture due to the luggage. Only 14 of the 42 questions asked by the committee were answered in writing by the Punjab police, who avoided answering the trickier questions till the finalisation of the investigation by the joint investigation team (JIT). The IGP said CTD had played a significant role in breaking terrorist networks as there has been a significant decrease in terrorism incidents after the formation of the force in 2015. However, nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits... he said, the Sahiwal incident "has broken our backbone" and that everyone should wait till the finalisation of the JIT report. The police’s record, presented before the committee, shows that no criminal case was registered against the passengers in the car, including Zeeshan, who was described as a terrorist by the home secretary. The committee chairman said it needs to be made clear if Zeeshan Javed was radicalised and if so, evidence of his involvement in terrorism, if he was ever nabbed Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! for such acts and if he was ever tried for them or put under notice.

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FIA, police told to locate espionage gadgets in Islamabad

2018-10-02

[DAWN] Chair­man of the Senate Standing Com­mittee on Interior Rehman Malik Pak politician, Interior Minister under the Gilani government. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. He had to give up the interior ministry job because he held dual Brit citizenship. has taken notice of reports that there are several espionage gadgets installed in the Diplomatic Enclave and Constitution Avenue. Mr Malik has directed the Ministry of Interior to submit a report within the next 10 days over the warning issued by the National Telecom and Information Technology Security Board. The former interior minister has also asked the Federal Investigation Agency and Islamabad police to locate where these gadgets have been installed. Reportedly, the government has issued an advisory to federal ministers and other officers around the area about these gadgets that are capable of intercepting cellular communications. Ministries were warned not to share classified information using cell phones and instead, use landline communication. Allegations of spying on brass hats and departments in the country are not new, as it has often been claimed in the past that their communications may be bugged. Senator Malik said that spying, in any country, was a severe violation of security laws. "The government should also take notice of the matter and identify those who are responsible," he added.

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House Hacking Suspects' Father Transferred Data To Pakistani Government, Ex-Partner Claims

2018-04-19

[Daily Caller] FAISALABAD, Pakistan ‐ The father of Imran Awan ‐ an IT aide to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz who investigators concluded made "unauthorized access" to House servers ‐ transferred a USB drive to a Pakistani senator and former head of a Pakistani intelligence agency, the father’s ex-business partner, Rashid Minhas, alleged. Minhas told The Daily Caller News Foundation that Imran Awan’s father, Haji Ashraf Awan, was giving data to Pakistani official Rehman Malik, and that Imran bragged he had the power to "change the U.S. president." Asked for how he knew this, he said that on one occasion in 2008 when a "USB [was] given to Rehman Malik by Imran’s father, my brother Abdul Razzaq was with his father." "After Imran’s father deliver (sic) USB to Rehman Malik, four Pakistani [government intelligence] agents were with his father 24-hour on duty to protect him," he said. Minhas did not say what was on the USB. TheDCNF traveled to Pakistan for this story and interviewed numerous residents who interacted with Imran, and they confirmed that he does travel that country with a contingent of armed Pakistani government officials and routinely brags about mysterious political power. The House Office of Inspector General charged in Sept. 30, 2016 that data was being funneled off the House network by the Awans as recently as September 2016 ‐ shortly before the presidential election.

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Senate panel refers issue of public hanging of child rapists to CII

2018-01-27

[DAWN] After having failed to reach a consensus, the Senate Standing Commit­tee on Law and Justice referred on Thursday a proposed amendment to the Pakistain Penal Code (PPC) to provide for public hanging of criminals abducting children for murder to the Council of Islamic Ideology for its view. The committee, headed by Senator Javed Abbasi of the ruling PML-N, also decided to hear representatives of provincial jail administrations at the next meeting before reaching a decision. Former interior minister Senator Rehman Malik Pak politician, Interior Minister under the Gilani government. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. He had to give up the interior ministry job because he held dual Brit citizenship. of the PPP had proposed the amendment to Section 364-A of the PPC, saying that the small amendment would send a strong message and help prevent to a large extent Zainab-like incidents in the country. He also said that this was the pressing demand of the people of Pakistain. The idea was opposed by some members of the committee who said the amendment would not be appropriate as objections were already being raised over the death penalty in Pakistain. Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani had referred the proposed bill to the house committee on law and directed the committees on interior and human rights One man's rights are another man's existential threat. to give their input on the matter.

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Public hanging of child rapists & murderers considered as Pakistan mourns 7yo victim

2018-01-26

[RT] A Pak Senate committee has proposed to publicly hang those who sexually abuse or murder children. The measure is a response to the gruesome case of a Pak 7-year-old girl who was raped and killed earlier in January. Part of the Pak Penal Code (PPC) on the punishment of child rapists and murderers currently states: "Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person under the age of 14 in order that such person may be murdered or subjected to grievous hurt... shall be punished with death (sic)." Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior Rehman Malik Pak politician, Interior Minister under the Gilani government. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. He had to give up the interior ministry job because he held dual Brit citizenship. is now seeking to add the phrase "by hanging publicly" after the word "death." The amendment has been proposed just one day after Pak authorities locked away Book 'im, Mahmoud! a key suspect behind the murder of 7-year-old Zainab Ansari. The girl was kidnapped and later found raped and murdered near the eastern city of Lahore earlier in January. The case prompted mass protests and shockwaves across the country, with demonstrators accusing the government of inaction.

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Faisal Mosque official ‘target of incitement campaign’

2017-09-15

[DAWN] ISLAMABAD: Amid growing concerns regarding the radicalisation of students, especially in the aftermath of the tragic lynching of Mashal Khan, the issue of bad boy activities on campuses has acquired renewed significance. On Wednesday, another worrying incident came to light when a senior Faisal Mosque official alleged that he had been made the target of a concerted smear campaign that had declared him to be ’Qadiani’ ‐ a pejorative term for Ahmadis ‐ on social media. Speaking before the Senate Standing Committee on Interior, Mosque Deputy Director Mohammad Tahir accused a staff member of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) of engineering the campaign, which instigated some 30,000 students to cause him physical harm. The committee, chaired by Senator Rehman Malik Pak politician, Interior Minister under the Gilani government. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. He had to give up the interior ministry job because he held dual Brit citizenship. , directed Senior Superintendent of Police Sajid Kiani to take the matter seriously and ensure the security of the complainant. However, those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things... IIUI Rector Dr Masoom Yasinzai told Dawn he had taken up the issue with the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and sought an explanation was sought from the staffer in question, who had denied involvement in any campaign against Mr Tahir. Talking to Dawn, Dr Masoom Yasinzai said the issue surfaced when the university learnt that CDA wanted to take control of the mosque. Briefing the committee, Mr Tahir also claimed that on July 25, he had told a parliamentary committee that the IIUI still occupied offices inside the Faisal Mosque premises. "Following my appearance, an IIUI staffer declared me to be ’Qadiani’ and extolled the 30,000 students of the university to not tolerate it. Since then, I have been feeling insecure with students’ demeanour towards me. I can say oath on that I am a Moslem, but no one believes me," he said. Mr Tahir said he had complained to both police and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). Senator Malik said it was unfortunate that students were being instigated to take action against an individual who had been declared a ’Qadiani’ for personal gains, and asked the FIA about progress in the case.

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Benazir murder case: Court questions PPP leaders ‘disappearance’ from Liaquat Bagh

2017-08-26

[DAWN] The ’sudden disappearance’ of Rehman Malik Pak politician, Interior Minister under the Gilani government. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. He had to give up the interior ministry job because he held dual Brit citizenship. , Babar Awan and others from Liaquat Bagh came under discussion during a hearing of the Benazir Bhutto ... 11th Prime Minister of Pakistain in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996. She was the daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, founder of the Pakistain People's Party, who was murdered at the instigation of General Ayub Khan. She was murdered in her turn by person or persons unknown while campaigning in late 2007. Suspects include, to note just a few, Baitullah Mehsud, General Pervez Musharraf, the ISI, al-Qaeda in Pakistain, and her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, who shows remarkably little curiosity about who done her in... murder case at a Rawalpindi anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday. ATC Judge Asghar Ali Khan asked Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Special Prosecutor Khawaja Imtiaz why Mr Malik, Mr Awan and others who were sitting in Bhutto’s backup vehicle, rushed to Zardari House before her vehicle had left the venue. According to the testimonies of several prosecution witnesses, including senior coppers, the backup vehicle ‐ a bulletproof Mercedes ‐ was included in the slain PPP leader’s convoy for emergencies. The prosecutor told the court that in addition to Mr Malik and Mr Awan, Farhatullah Babar and retired Lt Gen Tauqeer Zia were also in the backup vehicle. He told the court that the joint investigation team (JIT) that conducted an investigation under the PPP regime did not list the passengers of the backup vehicle. When asked by the ATC judge, the prosecutor disclosed on Thursday that of the around dozen passengers from Bhutto’s vehicle and the backup car, only two had testified before the court under section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). He said that since the backup vehicle had already left the venue before Bhutto was assassinated, in their initial statements before the investigation team, the passengers of the backup vehicle had stated that they did not know anything about the incident since they were not present at the scene at the time. When the judge asked why the backup vehicle left the venue in such haste, the prosecutor said that they were supposed to make arrangements for Bhutto at Zardari House in Islamabad, ahead of her arrival. "[The passengers of the backup car] said they had rushed to Zardari House to open it for Benazir; was not any staff or servant available in Zardari House to perform such a job?" the judge asked. However, a hangover is the wrath of grapes... the prosecutor could not respond to this question. To another query regarding the number of people sitting in the vehicle designated for Bhutto, the prosecutor listed then-senior superintendent of police (SSP) retired Maj Imtiaz Hussain, Naheed Khan and Safdar Abbasi, Makhdoom Amin Fahim, as well as Khalid Shehenshah, Razzaq Mirani, and the driver Javed Rehman. Of these, the prosecution listed only Maj Hussain and the driver as witnesses.

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RAW paid Raymond Davis to write anti-Pakistan book, says Rehman Malik

2017-07-07

[DAWN] Terming CIA contractor Raymond Davis’s book, The Contractor, a pack of lies, former interior minister Rehman Malik has claimed that India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) had paid Davis to write the book in order to malign Pakistan’s army and democratic institutions. Mr Malik, who was interior minister in 2011 when Davis was acquitted of shooting two people in Lahore, issued a detailed statement on Thursday regarding so far undisclosed developments that had unfolded in the aftermath of Davis’s arrest. Mr Malik claimed that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government and the military establishment had decided not to release Davis till he was acquitted by a court of law. “A high-level meeting had decided that neither would Davis be deported nor would he be granted diplomatic immunity, and that we would wait for the decision of the court in the matter and no action would be taken through any executive order,” he said, adding that the name of Davis had been placed on the Exit Control List immediately. He said that later in a meeting at the President House, the then Inter-Services Intelligence director general, Gen Shuja Pasha, had told the political leadership that the Americans wanted to exercise the right of Diyat (blood money) under Islamic law. “The matter was dealt with the cooperation of the Punjab government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Interior,” he said.

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