Harkat ul Mujahideen resurfaces in Karachi

Al Hilal Trust8217;s main office is currently in a mosque in the Sher Shah area of Karachi and it is run by a man named Muhammad Yar Rabbani, who lives in the mosque and has been 8220;instrumental in sending people to Kashmir and Afghanistan,8221; the report said.

The group8217;s deputy chief in Sindh province is Hafiz Idrees, who lives in another mosque in the same area. The group also has another office at Jodia Bazar in Karachi.

The report said Fazlur Rehman Khalil was the chief commander of the group when it was named Jamiatul Ansar, whose central office is located in Islamabad. The report further said the group had decided to hold 8220;jehad education classes8221; every Saturday.

When the Harkatul Mujahideen was first set up in Karachi, it had 110 units whose mission 8220;was to raise funds for jehad and attract people for the cause8221;.

Meanwhile, the Harkatul Mujahideen has also set up its new website harkatulmujahideen.org on which it says it 8220;commenced Islmaic jehad in Kashmir8221; in 1990 under the leadership of Sajjad Afghani Shaheed.

8220;Hundreds of youth sacrificed their lives for the noble cause from the platform of HuM,8221; says a post on the website.