Organised crime in Pakistan

Pakistani mafia
Founded 1980s
Founding location Pakistan
Years active 1980s - present
Territory Pakistan, Afghanistan,[1] Canada,[2] Norway,[3] South Africa,[4][5][6] Thailand,[7] United Arab Emirates,[8] United Kingdom[9]
Criminal activities Drug trafficking, weapon trafficking, robbery, contract killing, fraud, money laundering, counterfeiting, extortion, illegal gambling, kidnapping, murder, tax evasion and forgery[7]

Organized crime in Pakistan refers to the activities of groups of organized crime in Pakistan, The Pakistani Mafia is spread in many countries and are also politically supported and politicized. Pakistani Mafia groups are mostly ethnically-based and have influence over government. The Pakistani Mafia is involved in drug trafficking, assassination, land grabbing, arms smuggling and various other illegal activities.

US Congressional report claims that the world's third most wanted fugitive and Indian underworld mobster, Dawood Ibrahim's "D-company has a 'strategic alliance' with Pakistan's ISI".[10] Ever since he took to hiding, his location has been frequently traced to Karachi, Pakistan, a claim which Pakistani authorities have denied.[11]

Other known gangsters from Pakistan are Rehman Dakait of the Peoples' Aman Committee. Pakistan is also home to large drug cartels which export heroin created in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is the largest producer of heroin (see Opium production in Afghanistan), but due to no existing connections to International waters, most of its product is exported through Pakistan to various regions such as Middle east, Europe, and Australia.[12]

Pakistani gangs active in the United Kingdom, as well as several Scandinavian countries to a lesser extent, more closely resemble strictly organized crime groups.[13] Great Britain-based Pakistani organized crime groups are mostly known for drug trafficking (mainly heroin), arms dealing, as well as other criminal activities.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Ahmed Rashid (2002). Taliban: Islam, Oil and the New Great Game in Central Asia. I.B.Tauris. pp. 192–. ISBN 978-1-86064-830-4.
  2. ↑ "Results of the 2002 Canadian Police Survey on Youth Gangs" (PDF). December 2003. ISBN 0-662-68124-X.
  3. ↑ Sethurapan, Nadarajah (15 May 2016). "A look at Norway's Pakistani gangs". Norway News. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Rondganger, Lee (2 August 2013). "SAPS closing in on Pakistani kidnap gang". IOL News. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Indian, Pakistani mafia a threat in South Africa". News 18. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Oellermann, Ingrid (13 May 2008). "National task team to probe Pakistani 'mafia'". News 24. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 John Stapleton (17 November 2014). Thailand: Deadly Destination. A Sense Of Place Publishing. pp. 54–. ISBN 978-0-9925487-3-5.
  8. ↑ Besser, Linton (5 February 2018). "Catching the money man". ABC News. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Harrison, David (7 December 2003). "Pakistani gangs are targeting us, say fearful black youths". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Dawood is a terrorist, has 'strategic alliance' with ISI, says US - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  11. ↑ William C. Banks; Renée de Nevers; Mitchel B. Wallerstein (1 October 2007). Combating Terrorism: Strategies and Approaches. SAGE Publications. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-4833-7092-7.
  12. ↑ "Heroin trade throughout the world". Interpol. Archived from the original on 2001-09-24.
  13. ↑ "Caution: you are about to enter gangland Britain". The Independent. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report". google.be. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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