Washington, Jan 28 (NationPress) Islamic terrorist organizations based in Pakistan are evolving their fundraising strategies and discovering methods to circumvent global scrutiny. These factions are taking advantage of humanitarian efforts, mosques, rescue missions, and conflict zones to gather funds globally — including in the United States — while disseminating militant Islamic propaganda and enhancing terrorist operations, as reported on Wednesday.

According to Turkish journalist Uzay Bulut, who wrote for the American media outlet ‘PJ Media’, Pakistan has a troubled history concerning money laundering and terrorist financing. The nation has previously deceived the international community on multiple occasions and has not implemented necessary institutional reforms to mitigate both terror financing and money laundering.

Bulut highlighted that the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is currently raising funds under the pretense of providing relief aid for Gaza.

“Hammad Azhar, the son of Masood Azhar, is spearheading JeM's initiative to collect funds for terrorist activities through Gaza Aid. He encourages women in Gaza to create videos praising his charitable endeavors. His online alias is Qaisar Ahmad, and he solicits donations to his Easypaisa bank account under the name of Khalid Ahmed, a different alias. He receives contributions from both Pakistan and Gulf nations,” the journalist elaborated.

Furthermore, JeM has reportedly initiated a significant fundraising campaign in Pakistan disguised as a project to construct over 300 mosques.

According to media sources, “The terror group commenced an online fundraising drive through digital wallets aiming to gather 3.91 billion Pakistani Rupees, equivalent to $14 million USD, for the construction of 313 new markaz (central) structures.”

Moreover, another terrorist organization, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has transitioned to using direct digital wallets for fundraising, instead of bank accounts, to evade the scrutiny of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global watchdog for money laundering and terrorist financing.

Ultimately, the ideology that propels these terror groups seeks to establish a global caliphate comprised of Islamic states, aiming for dominance over all non-Muslim nations and the imposition of Sharia law.

“The global community has observed repeatedly what occurs when Islamic extremists seize control of a nation – from Egypt under the Muslim Brotherhood to Iran, Syria, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, among others,” noted the report.

It raised concerns about how vigilant the West is “to these terror organizations and their new deceitful funding strategies” and more disturbingly, how committed the West is “to combat those Islamist groups whose religiously motivated aspirations remain unchanged, and who have enjoyed considerable success since the seventh century.”