In a veiled attack on Pakistan, India has told the UN Security Council that Dawood Ibrahim’s illegitimate activities from a safe haven pose a real danger, as New Delhi called for a focussed attention to address the threats by the D-Company, the JeM and the LeT.

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said on Tuesday that terrorist organisations are increasingly involved in lucrative criminal activities such as trading in natural resources and human trafficking to raise funds. He was speaking at the Security Council debate on ‘Threats to International Peace and Security: Linkages between International Terrorism and Organised Crime’.

He further added that, criminal groups are joining hands with terrorists and are providing services such as counterfeiting, illicit financing, arms dealing, drug trafficking and smuggling terrorists across borders. He emphasised that the success of a collective action to denude the ISIS is a pointer that the Council must focus to yield results.