Ahead of the India-Pakistan NSA-level talks scheduled on August 23-24, evidence emerged that 1993 Mumbai blasts main accused and underworld don Dawood Sheikh Ibrahim is in Pakistan.
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These agencies also have documents that show that Dawood’s family members have been travelling between Pakistan and Dubai and they also have images of Dawood’s Pakistani passport. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu said that this is an worldwide truth and that Pak should accept the truth too. India is planning to raise five major terror related issues with Pakistan and back it with hard evidence.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is likely to confront Pakistan over Dawood.
According to report, Dawood, wife Mehjabeen Shaikh, son Moeen Nawaz and daughters Mahrukh, Mehreen and Mazia are in Clifton, a suburb located in Karachi. The talks are hanging by a thread with India accusing Pakistan of unilaterally adding Kashmir to the agenda and insisting that Mr Aziz will meet with Kashmiri separatists in Delhi. Pakistan has been denying of Dawood’s existence on its soil but these latest proofs reveals the double standards of the country.
There is an Interpol red corner notice against Dawood and his associates for their role in the blasts in 1993 across Mumbai, in which 257 people were killed.
Dawood’s wife and daughter had also in past frequently travelled to Dubai.
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As per the evidence available, Dawood has three known Pakistani passports and also has two more residential addresses – 6A, Khayaban Tanzeem, Phase 5, Defence Housing Area and Moin Palace, II floor, Near Abdullah Shah Ghazi Dargah, Clifton – in Karachi. From the recent photographs, it’s been seen that he has a receding hairline, is clean shaven and has not undergone any facial cosmetic surgery.
