Is AL RASHID TRUST on a sanctions list?
Yes. AL RASHID TRUST appears on the UK Sanctions List maintained by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK). Listed on 10/6/2001.
Reportedly defunct. Headquarters were in Pakistan. Operations in Afghanistan: Herat Jalalabad, Kabul, Kandahar, Mazar Sherif. Also operations in Kosovo, Chechnya. Involved in the financing of Al-Qaida and the Taliban. Until 21 Oct. 2008, this entity appeared also as "Aid Organization of the Ulema, Pakistan" (QDe.073), listed on 24 Apr. 2002 and amended on 25 Jul. 2006. The two entries Al Rashid Trust (QDe.005) and Aid Organization of the Ulema, Pakistan (QDe.073) were consolidated into this entity on 21 Oct. 2008. Founded by Mufti Rashid Ahmad Ledahyanoy (deceased). Associated with Jaish-i-Mohammed (QDe.019). Banned in Pakistan since Oct. 2001. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 6 May 2010. No indication of any activity under the name of Al-Rashid Trust has emerged as of November 2023. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 4 Dec. 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities.
- 302b-40, Good Earth Court, Opposite Pia Planitarium, Block 13a, Gulshan-I-Iqbal, Karachi, Pakistan
- 605 Landmark Plaza, 11 Chundrigar Road, Opposite Jang Building, Karachi, Pakistan
- 617 Clifton Center, Block 5, 6th Floor, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan
- Jamia Maajid, Sulalman Park, Melgium Pura, Lahore, Pakistan
- Jamia Masjid, Sulaiman Park, Begum Pura, Lahore, Pakistan
- Kitab Ghar, Darul Ifta Wal Irshad, Nazimabad No 4, Karachi, Pakistan
- Kitas Ghar, Nazimabad 4, Dahgel-Iftah, Karachi, Pakistan
- Office Dha'rbi-M'unin, Opposite Khyber Bank, Abbottabad Road, Mansehra, Pakistan
- Office Dha'rbi-M'unin, Rm No 3, Moti Plaza, Near Liaquat Bagh, Muree Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- Office Dha'rbi-M'unin, Top Floor, Dr. Dawa Khan Dental Clinic Surgeon, Main Baxae, Mingora, Swat, Pakistan
- Office Dha'rbi-M'unin ZR Brothers, Katcherry Road, Chowk Yadgaar, Peshawar, Pakistan
What does inclusion on UK-HMT mean?
Inclusion on the UK Sanctions List, published by the FCDO and enforced by OFSI, means UK persons are required to freeze the listed party's assets and refrain from making funds or economic resources available, under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.
This explainer is informational only, is not legal advice, and does not describe the full scope of any restriction. Always verify against the primary source and consult qualified counsel.
Frequently asked
- Is AL RASHID TRUST on a sanctions list?
- Yes — indexed by Kleerance as appearing on the UK Sanctions List published by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Always confirm against the primary source before acting.
- How current is this record?
- Kleerance re-checks the source every six hours. This page reflects the most recent ingested version of the list. The publishing authority's listing date on record is 10/6/2001.
- Where can I verify this record?
- Directly at the publishing authority: https://sanctionslist.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.xml.