INSTRUCTION FOR USUN TO NOMINATE 3 PAKISTAN-BASED

UNCLAS STATE 059714

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PT KTFN UNSC
SUBJECT: INSTRUCTION FOR USUN TO NOMINATE 3 PAKISTAN-BASED
INDIVIDUALS FOR LISTING UNDER UNSCR 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN
SANCTIONS)

REF: A. STATE 055282

B. STATE 4342

C. STATE 20400

D. ISLAMABAD 497

E. ISLAMABAD 200

F. BEIJING 142

G. BEIJING 299


1. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3.


2. (SBU). Summary: The U.S. prenotified (Ref A) its
intention to request on June 9, 2009, that the UN 1267
Sanctions Committee add the names of three individuals, Arif
Qasmani, Muhammad Yahya Mujahid, and Fazeel-a-Tul Shaykh Abu
Muhammad Ameen al-Peshawari (Ameen al-Peshawari),to the
Committee's list of individuals and entities associated with
Usama bin Laden, the Taliban or al-Qaida. Listed
individuals/entities are subject to UN Security Council
mandated sanctions, including a travel ban, arms embargo, and
asset freeze. End summary.


3. (SBU) Action request: USUN is requested to submit on June
9, 2009, the following names for listing under UNSCR 1267:

Names of proposed individuals:

1) ARIF QASMANI
AKAs:
Muhammad Arif Qasmani
Muhammad 'Arif Qasmani
Mohammad Arif Qasmani
Qasmani Baba
Arif Umer
Memon Baba
Baba Ji

2) MOHAMMED YAHYA MUJAHID
AKA: Mohammad Yahya Aziz

3) AMEEN AL-PESHAWARI

Name: FAZEEL-A-TUL SHAYKH ABU MOHAMMED AMEEN AL-PESHAWARI
AKAs:
Shaykh Aminullah
Sheik Aminullah
Abu Mohammad Aminullah Peshawari
Shaykh Aminullah al-Peshawari
Abu Mohammad Amin Bishawri
Abu Mohammad Shaykh Aminullah al-Bishauri
Shaykh Abu Mohammed Ameen al-Peshawari


4. USUN is further requested to share the attached Statements
of Case (SOC) with UN 1267 Committee Members and request
their support for this listing.

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Statements Of Case
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(U) ARIF QASMANI
AKAs:
Muhammad Arif Qasmani
Muhammad 'Arif Qasmani
Mohammad Arif Qasmani
Qasmani Baba
Arif Umer
Memon Baba
Baba Ji

DOB: Circa 1944
Address: House Number 136, KDA Scheme No. 1, Tipu Sultan
Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality: Pakistani

Arif Qasmani is the chief coordinator for 1267-listed entity
(QE.L.118.05) Lashkar-e-Tayyiba,s (LeT) dealings with
outside organizations and has provided significant support
for LeT terrorist operations.
Qasmani has worked with LeT to facilitate terrorist attacks,
to include the July 2006 train bombing in Mumbai, India, and
the February 2007 Samjota Express bombing in Panipat, India.
Qasmani utilized money that he received from Dawood Ibrahim,
an Indian crime figure and terrorist supporter, to facilitate
the July 2006 train bombing in Mumbai, India. Qasmani also
conducted fundraising activities on behalf of LeT in late

2005.
Arif Qasmani has also provided financial and other support to
al Qaida. As of late 2006, Qasmani provided funding to al
Qaida members and facilitated the return of foreign fighters
to their respective countries. Between 2004 and 2005,
Qasmani provided al Qaida with supplies and weapons and
facilitated the movement of al Qaida leaders in and out of
Afghanistan. In return for Qasmani,s support, al Qaida
provided Qasmani with operatives to support the July 2006
train bombing in Mumbai, India, and the February 2007 Samjota
Express bombing in Panipat, India. Qasmani also facilitated
the movement of al-Qaida personnel out of Afghanistan in 2001.
In 2005, Qasmani provided Taliban leaders with safe haven and
a means to smuggle personnel, equipment, and weapons into
Afghanistan.

(U) MOHAMMED YAHYA MUJAHID
AKA: Mohammad Yahya Aziz

DOB: March 12, 1961
POB: Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
National ID Card No.: Pakistan, 35404-1577309-9

Mohammed Yahya Mujahid is the head of the 1267-listed entity
(QE.L.118.05) Lashkar-e-Tayyiba,s (LeT) media department and
has served as an LeT media spokesman since at least mid-2001.
In that capacity, Mujahid has issued statements to the press
on behalf of LeT on numerous occasions, including after the
December 2001 LeT attacks on the Indian Parliament, and
following the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India.
Mujahid,s statements on behalf of LeT have been reported by
international news sources such as BBC News, the New York
Times, the International Herald Tribune, and Asia Times
Online. As of late 2007, Mujahid was influential among the
LeT central leadership.

(U) FAZEEL-A-TUL SHAYKH ABU MOHAMMED AMEEN AL-PESHAWARI
AKAs:
Shaykh Aminullah
Sheik Aminullah
Abu Mohammad Aminullah Peshawari
Shaykh Aminullah al-Peshawari
Abu Mohammad Amin Bishawri
Abu Mohammad Shaykh Aminullah al-Bishauri
Shaykh Abu Mohammed Ameen al-Peshawari
DOB: Circa 1967
Alt. DOB: Circa 1961
Alt. DOB: Circa 1973
POB: Konar Province, Afghanistan
Address: Ganj District, Peshawar, Pakistan

As of early 2008, Fazeel-A-Tul Shaykh Abu Mohammed Ameen
al-Peshawari (Ameen al-Peshawari),the leader of the Ganj
Madrassah in Peshawar, Pakistan, was providing assistance,
including funding and recruits, to the al Qaida network. He
also provided funding, explosive suicide vests and other
resources to the Taliban. Ameen al-Peshawari has actively
facilitated the activities of anti-Coalition militants
operating in Afghanistan by raising money in support of
terrorist activities and began a campaign to support
militants in Pakistan.
As of 2006, Ameen al-Peshawari was providing monetary
compensation to families of fighters killed in Afghanistan
and was involved in anti-Coalition recruiting activities.
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5. Point of Contact: Questions may be directed to IO/PSC
(Erin Crowe, 202-736-7847).
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