An anti-terrorism court (ATC) Monday indicted three leaders of the proscribed organisation Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) in three more cases of alleged terror financing and terrorism. ATC Judge Ejaz Ahmad Butter has indicted JuD leaders Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki, Malik Zafar Iqbal and Yahya Mujahid, members of Tanzeem Al-Anfaal Trust, a subsidiary organisation of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT). The court, after the indictment, summoned the prosecution witnesses.

On July 3, 2019, top 13 leaders of the JuD were booked in multiple cases for terror financing and money laundering under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997. The CTD registered the cases in five cities of Punjab and declared that the JuD was financing terrorism with massive funds collected through non-profit organisations and trusts, including Al-Anfaal Trust, Dawatul Irshad Trust, Muaz Bin Jabal Trust, etc.

The CTD, during detailed investigation, found that they had links with the JuD and its top leadership. They were also accused of financing terrorism by building huge assets and properties from the funds collected in Pakistan. These non-profit organisations were banned in April 2019.

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