In a damning revelation from Washington, Pakistan-based Islamist terror groups are diversifying revenue streams through humanitarian facades and digital innovations to elude watchdogs. Organizations like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba are exploiting disasters, religious constructions, and online platforms to amass funds worldwide while spreading extremist propaganda.

PJ Media contributor Uzay Bulut criticizes Pakistan’s track record, accusing it of stonewalling effective reforms against terror financing and laundering. Despite global pressure, concrete institutional changes remain absent.

Spotlight falls on Hammad Azhar, son of JeM chief Masood Azhar, who fronts Gaza aid appeals. Posing as ‘Qaiser Ahmad’ online, he shares videos glorifying fabricated charity work and directs donations to a pseudonymous Easypaisa wallet. Contributions pour in from Pakistani and Gulf donors, funneling straight to terror cells.

Parallel efforts include JeM’s ambitious mosque-building spree. The group claims to erect 300-plus structures, netting nearly 4 billion rupees via online campaigns for 313 centers. Digital payments help skirt financial trails.

LeT mirrors this by abandoning banks for wallets, shielding transactions from FATF radars. This pivot underscores a calculated bid to sustain operations amid heightened scrutiny.

At their core, these groups dream of a worldwide caliphate enforcing Sharia supremacy over infidel lands. Experts call for urgent multilateral crackdowns to dismantle these networks before they expand further.