In yet another move that will bring Pakistan the ire of the world for shielding terrorists, it is set to pay Rs 1.5 lakh a month to 26/11 Mumbai attack planner Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, after the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) nod. The 1267 sanctions committee of the UNSC has allowed the payment to operations head of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, after Pakistan’s request of the same. The UNSC also approved a monthly payment for nuclear scientist Mahmood Sultan Bashiruddin, who is under scanner for his meetings with deceased Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden. Pakistan will pay Lakhvi around Rs 50,000 a month for food, Rs 45,000 for medicines, Rs 20,000 for public utility charges, Rs 20,000 for lawyer fee and 15000 for transportation.
On December 3, 2008, Indian officials named Lakhvi as a planner of the 26/11 2008 Mumbai attacks. He had reportedly offered to pay the family of Ajmal Kasab the sum of Rs. 150,000 for his participation in the attacks. On December 7, 2008, Pakistani armed forces arrested Lakhvi in a raid on a LeT training camp near Muzafarabad in Pakistani Kashmir. He was granted bail in 2015.accepted by the UN Security Council committee. Pakistan in a letter to UN said that Hafiz Saeed needs funds to cover the basic expenses for his ‘family of four,’ as a ‘sole supporter’ and it’s responsible for food, drink and clothes expenses for his family members. Pakistan requested to give an allowance of 1,50,000 Pakistan rupees to the terrorist per month.
