"Theand the surrounding region, including charities and other front groups used as vehicles to facilitate terrorist activities," Smith said. "The three individuals and (an) entity we designated have connections with terrorist groups that are a direct threat to the security of both the United States and Pakistan," he said. Last year, he facilitated movement of thousands of dollars from the Gulf to Pakistan.Inayat-ur Rahman has been slapped with sanctions for acting for JDQ and the Taliban, and for providing material and financial support to LeT and the Taliban. A long-time leader of JDQ, he worked directly for Haji Hayatullah.OFAC designated the WDO for being controlled by Inayat-ur Rahman. As of 2015, he was the director, chairman, and president of WDO.

Source: Times of India May 12, 2017 07:22 UTC