Rabita Trust is a designated terrorist organisation in Pakistan, which ostensibly provided humanitarian aid to Pakistanis in Bangladesh and Afghanistan.[1] The trust has extensive ties to both the Pakistani and Saudi Arabian governments.[citation needed]
Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq founded the trust in 1988. Wa'el Hamza Julaidan is the Secretary-General.[1]
The United States State Department designated Rabita Trust as an al-Qaeda terrorist financing front on 23 September 2001.[1] The Pakistani government designated Rabita Trust as a terrorist organisation on 6 March 2012.[2]
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- ^ a b c "Rabita Trust". South Asia Terrorism Portal.
- ^ "Names of 61 banned outfits in Pakistan, JuD under observation". Dispatch News Desk. December 18, 2015.