New Delhi: After ISI authorities denied reports of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s detention in Pakistan, speculation is rife that the gangster is in Kazakhstan.
However, the Kazakhstan embassy on Thursday strongly denied media reports that the don was in Kazakhstan and described these as “unsubstantiated and frivolous” which did not do any good to the fight against terrorism.
In a strongly-worded statement, the Kazakhstan embassy said it is an active partner in combating international terrorism and drug trafficking and contributes greatly to maintaining international peace and security against emerging challenges and threats.
“There are proper channels to be used to deal with these kinds of issues, rather than the press medium. Frivolous and sensationalist speculations on such sensitive issues, without hard evidence does not bring any good to the fight against terrorism, but evoke unnecessary emotions,” the statement said.
It also called for being more accurate in reporting terrorism-related issues and using solid facts, rather than relying only on some “dubious intelligence sources”.
A section of the media in India had said that Dawood, who is reportedly in Pakistan, was planning to go to Kazakhstan following pressure by the US on Pakistan government to arrest him.
The D-trail
Newspaper reports on Tuesday claimed Dawood had been taken into custody by the ISI along with his trusted lieutenant Chhota Shakeel and 1993 Mumbai blasts mastermind Tiger Memon.
The reports claimed that the trio was rounded up last Thursday from their hideout near the Pakistan-Afghan border. The three are currently being held at a safe house on the outskirts of Quetta, it was reported.
The reports described the ISI move as a desperate move by the Pakistani intelligence agency to save face of the Musharraf regime amid mounting US pressure to arrest these criminals.
Indian intelligence, however, trashed these reports. They, however, confirmed that the don was indeed injured in a gambling brawl on Monday.
The underworld don, India's most wanted fugitive, was shot in his left leg when a scuffle broke out between him and his fellow gamblers — Firoz Gitto, Firoz Dausa and Black Prince.
The incident took place in the penthouse of Regent Crown Plaza Hotel in Karachi. The hotel belongs to infamous gambler Firrazudin Baweza.
For years now, India has been claiming that Dawood is indeed in Pakistan and he has been enjoying the full support of the ISI. From time to time, New Delhi has also furnished proofs to Islamabad about Dawood's presence in Karachi and demanded that he should be handed over to India.
On its part, Pakistan has always denied the presence of these people in its territory.
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