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'''Azam Cheema''' is a [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] operative who masterminded [[2008 Mumbai attacks]] and [[11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings]]. | '''Azam [[Cheema (surname)|Cheema]]''' (born 1953, [[Faisalabad, Pakistan]]) is a [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] operative who masterminded [[2008 Mumbai attacks]] and [[11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings]]. In 2010, the [[United States Department of the Treasury]] announced sanctions against him just prior to [[Barack Obama]]'s visit to [[India]].<ref name="cnn20101004">{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/11/04/us.pakistan.terror/|title=U.S. Treasury targets Pakistani militants|date=4 November 2010|work=[[CNN]]|accessdate=6 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="toi20061005">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-10-05/india/27800342_1_training-camps-arms-training-train-blasts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103201112/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-10-05/india/27800342_1_training-camps-arms-training-train-blasts|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|title=Terror trainer Cheema is LeT intel chief|date=5 October 2006|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=6 November 2010}}</ref> A citizen of [[Pakistan]] he was described as intelligence chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba and has been specifically involved in teaching operatives bomb making skills and skills necessary to infiltrate India.<ref name="dot20101004">{{cite web|url=http://www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/tg944.htm|title=Treasury Targets Pakistan-Based Terrorist Organizations Lashkar-E Tayyiba and Jaish-E Mohammed|date=7 November 2010|work=[[United States Department of the Treasury]]|accessdate=6 November 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109190623/http://www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/tg944.htm|archivedate=9 November 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
He was sanctioned as a [[Specially Designated Global Terrorist]] under the [[Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List]] by the United States Department of the Treasury's [[Office of Foreign Assets Control]]; where his addresses are listed in [[Islamabad]], [[Muzaffarabad]] and [[Bahawalpur]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHEEMA, Azam |url=https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=11460 |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:02, 5 October 2022
Azam Cheema (born 1953, Faisalabad, Pakistan) is a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative who masterminded 2008 Mumbai attacks and 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings. In 2010, the United States Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against him just prior to Barack Obama's visit to India.[1][2] A citizen of Pakistan he was described as intelligence chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba and has been specifically involved in teaching operatives bomb making skills and skills necessary to infiltrate India.[3]
He was sanctioned as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control; where his addresses are listed in Islamabad, Muzaffarabad and Bahawalpur.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "U.S. Treasury targets Pakistani militants". CNN. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ↑ "Terror trainer Cheema is LeT intel chief". The Times of India. 5 October 2006. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ↑ "Treasury Targets Pakistan-Based Terrorist Organizations Lashkar-E Tayyiba and Jaish-E Mohammed". United States Department of the Treasury. 7 November 2010. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ↑ "CHEEMA, Azam". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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- Living people
- 1953 births
- Lashkar-e-Taiba members
- People from Faisalabad
- People from Bahawalpur District
- Participants in the 2008 Mumbai attacks
- Fugitives wanted by India
- Fugitives wanted on terrorism charges
- People charged with terrorism
- Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List
- Individuals designated as terrorists by the United States government
- Pakistani Islamists