{"id":1341,"date":"2026-04-17T18:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbco.co.in\/implementation-of-section-51a-of-uapa-1967-updates-to-unscs-1988-2011-taliban-sanctions-list-amendment-of-3-entries-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:40:00","slug":"implementation-of-section-51a-of-uapa-1967-updates-to-unscs-1988-2011-taliban-sanctions-list-amendment-of-3-entries-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbco.co.in\/?p=1341","title":{"rendered":"Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC\u2019s 1988 (2011) Taliban Sanctions List: Amendment of 3 Entries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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RBI\/2026-27\/13
DOR.AML.REC.4\/14.06.001\/2026-27<\/p>\n

April 17, 2026<\/p>\n

The Chairpersons\/ CEOs of the Commercial Banks,
Small Finance Banks, Payment Banks, Urban Co-operative Banks,
Rural Co-operative Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Local Area Banks,
Non-Banking Financial Companies, Asset Reconstruction Companies,
All India Financial Institutions<\/p>\n

Madam\/Dear Sir,<\/p>\n

Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC\u2019s 1988 (2011) Taliban Sanctions List: Amendment of 3 Entries<\/p>\n

Please refer to Chapter IX on \u201cRequirements\/obligations under International Agreements – Communications from International Agencies\u201d of the Reserve Bank of India – Know Your Customer, Directions, 2025 dated November 28, 2025 (amended as on December 29, 2025) (\u201cDirections\u201d), as per which, regulated entity shall ensure that in terms of section 51A of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) (UAPA) Act, 1967 and amendments thereto, it does not have any account in the name of individuals \/ entities appearing in the lists of individuals and entities, suspected of having terrorist links, which are approved by and periodically circulated by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). <\/p>\n

2. In this connection, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India has informed about the UNSC press release SC\/16341 dated April 15, 2026 <\/strong>wherein the Security Council Committee established and maintained pursuant to Security Council resolution 1988 (2011) has enacted amendments to the \u2018Taliban Sanctions List\u2019, which includes names of individuals and entities associated with the Taliban.<\/p>\n

2.1 The Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and\/or underline in the entries below on its 1988 List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2816 (2026), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.<\/p>\n

A.\u00a0Individuals<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n

TAi.150 Name: 1<\/span><\/strong>: KHALIL\u00a02<\/span><\/strong>: AHMED\u00a03<\/span><\/strong>: HAQQANI\u00a04<\/span><\/strong>: na
Name (original script):<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u062e\u0644\u06cc\u0644 \u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f \u062d\u0642\u0627\u0646\u06cc
Title:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Haji\u00a0Designation:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0na\u00a0DOB: a)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a01 Jan. 1966\u00a0b)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Between 1958 and 1964\u00a0POB:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Sarana Village, Garda Saray area, Waza Zadran District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan\u00a0Good quality a.k.a.: a)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Khalil Al-Rahman Haqqani\u00a0b)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Khalil ur Rahman Haqqani\u00a0c)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Khaleel Haqqani\u00a0Low quality<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0a.k.a.:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0na\u00a0Nationality:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Afghanistan\u00a0Passport no:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0na\u00a0National identification no:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0na\u00a0Address: a)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Peshawar, Pakistan\u00a0b)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Near Dergey Manday Madrasa in Dergey Manday Village, near Miram Shah, North Waziristan Agency (NWA), Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan\u00a0c)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Kayla Village, near Miram Shah, North Waziristan Agency (NWA), Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan\u00a0<\/u>d)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/s>Sarana Zadran Village, Paktia Province, Afghanistan\u00a0Listed on:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a09 Feb. 2011 (amended on 1 Jun. 2012,\u00a015 Apr. 2026)<\/u>\u00a0Other information:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Senior member of the Haqqani Network (TAe.012), which operates out of North Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan<\/s>. Has previously traveled to, and raised funds in, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.\u00a0<\/u><\/s>Brother of Jalaluddin Haqqani (TAi.040) and uncle of Sirajuddin Jallaloudine Haqqani (TAi.144).\u00a0Reportedly deceased as of 11 December 2024.\u00a0<\/u>INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice weblink:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/www.interpol.int\/en\/How-we-work\/Notices\/View-UN-Notices-Individuals<\/span><\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

TAi.164\u00a0Name:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>1: ABDUL RAUF 2: ZAKIR 3: na 4: na
Name (original script):\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u0639\u0628\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0648\u0641 \u0630\u0627\u06a9\u0631
Title:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Qari\u00a0\u00a0Designation:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>na\u00a0DOB:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Between 1969 and 1971\u00a0POB:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Kabul Province, Afghanistan\u00a0\u00a0Good quality a.k.a.:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Qari Zakir\u00a0Low quality a.k.a.:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>na\u00a0Nationality:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Afghanistan\u00a0Passport no:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>na\u00a0National identification no:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>na\u00a0Address:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>na\u00a0Listed on:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>5 Nov. 2012\u00a0( amended on 31 May 2013,\u00a015 Apr. 2026<\/u>)\u00a0Other information:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Chief of suicide operations for the Haqqani Network (TAe.012) under Sirajuddin Jallaloudine Haqqani (TAi.144) and in charge of all operations in Kabul, Takhar, Kunduz and Baghlan provinces. Oversees training of suicide attackers and provides instructions on how to construct improvised explosives devices (IEDs).\u00a0Reportedly deceased as of 22 September 2018<\/u>. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice weblink:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/www.interpol.int\/en\/How-we-work\/Notices\/View-UN-Notices-Individuals<\/span><\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

B.\u00a0Entities<\/u><\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

TAe.010 Name:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0HAJI KHAIRULLAH HAJI SATTAR MONEY EXCHANGE
Name (original script):<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u062d\u0627\u062c\u06cc \u062e\u064a\u0631\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0648 \u062d\u0627\u062c\u06cc \u0633\u062a\u0627\u0631 \u0635\u0631\u0627\u0641\u06cc
A.k.a.: a)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Haji Khairullah-Haji Sattar Sarafi\u00a0b)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Haji Khairullah and Abdul Sattar and Company\u00a0c)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Haji Khairullah Money Exchange\u00a0d)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Haji Khair Ullah Money Service\u00a0e)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Haji Salam Hawala\u00a0f)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Haji Hakim Hawala\u00a0g)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Haji Alim Hawala\u00a0h)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Sarafi-yi Haji Khairullah Haji Satar Haji Esmatullah\u00a0F.k.a.:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0na\u00a0Address:<\/s>\u00a0a)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 1: i) Chohar Mir Road, Kandahari Bazaar, Quetta City, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan; ii) Room number 1, Abdul Sattar Plaza, Hafiz Saleem Street, Munsafi Road, Quetta, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan iii) Shop number 3, Dr. Bano Road, Quetta, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan iv) Office number 3, Near Fatima Jinnah Road, Dr. Bano Road, Quetta, BaluchistanProvince, Pakistan v) Kachara Road, Nasrullah Khan Chowk, Quetta, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan vi) Wazir Mohammad Road, Quetta, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan;)\u00a0b)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 2: Peshawar, Khyber Paktunkhwa Province, Pakistan;)\u00a0c)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 3: Moishah Chowk Road, Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan;)\u00a0d)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 4: Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan;)\u00a0e)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 5: i) Larran Road number 2, Chaman, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan ii) Chaman Central Bazaar, Chaman, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)\u00a0f)<\/span><\/strong><\/s>\u00a0(Branch Office 6: Shop number 237, Shah Zada Market (also known as Sarai Shahzada), Puli Khishti area, Police District 1, Kabul, Afghanistan, Telephone: +93-202-103386, +93-202-101714, 0202-104748, Mobile: +93-797-059059, +93-702-222222, e-mail:\u00a0<\/span>helmand_exchange_msp@yahoo.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>)\u00a0g)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 7: i) Shops number 21 and 22, 2nd Floor, Kandahar City Sarafi Market, Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan ii) New Sarafi Market, 2nd Floor, Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan iii) Safi Market, Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan)\u00a0h)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 8: Gereshk City, Nahr-e Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan)\u00a0i)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 9: i) Lashkar Gah Bazaar, Lashkar Gah, Lashkar Gah District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan ii) Haji Ghulam Nabi Market, 2nd Floor, Lashkar Gah District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan)\u00a0j)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 10: i) Suite numbers 196-197, 3rd Floor, Khorasan Market, Herat City, Herat Province, Afghanistan ii) Khorasan Market, Shahre Naw, District 5, Herat City, Herat Province, Afghanistan)\u00a0k)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 11: i) Sarafi Market, Zaranj District, Nimroz Province, Afghanistan ii) Ansari Market, 2nd Floor, Nimroz Province, Afghanistan)\u00a0l)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 12: Sarafi Market, Wesh, Spin Boldak District, Afghanistan)\u00a0m)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 13: Sarafi Market, Farah, Afghanistan)\u00a0n)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 14: Dubai, United Arab Emirates)\u00a0o)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 15: Zahedan, Iran)\u00a0p)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Branch Office 16: Zabul, Iran)\u00a0Listed on:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a029 Jun. 2012 (amended on 13 Aug. 2012, 25 Oct. 2012,\u00a015 Apr. 2026)\u00a0<\/u>Other<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0information:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Pakistan National Tax Number: 1774308; Pakistan National Tax Number: 0980338;<\/s>\u00a0Pakistan National Tax Number: 3187777;<\/s>\u00a0Afghan Money Service Provider License Number: 044. Haji Khairullah Haji Sattar Money Exchange was used by Taliban leadership to transfer money to Taliban commanders to fund fighters and operations in Afghanistan as of 2011.\u00a0Active in Kunar Province.<\/u>\u00a0Associated with Abdul Sattar Abdul Manan (TAi.162) and Khairullah Barakzai Khudai Nazar (TAi.163). INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/www.interpol.int\/en\/How-we-work\/Notices\/View-UN-Notices-Individuals<\/span><\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

3. Press release dated April 15, 2026 regarding the above can be found at https:\/\/press.un.org\/en\/2026\/sc16341.doc.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

4. In view of the above, regulated entities are advised to take appropriate action in terms of Chapter IX of the aforementioned Directions and strictly follow the procedure as laid down in the UAPA Order dated February 02, 2021 (amended on April 22, 2024) annexed to the directions. <\/p>\n

5. Updated lists of individuals and entities linked to ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and Taliban are available at:<\/p>\n

www.un.org\/securitycouncil\/sanctions\/1267\/aq_sanctions_list<\/a> <\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.un.org\/securitycouncil\/sanctions\/1988\/materials<\/a><\/p>\n

6. Further, as per the instructions from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), any request for de-listing received by any bank, stock exchanges\/ depositories, intermediaries regulated by SEBI and Insurance companies is to be forwarded electronically to Joint Secretary (CTCR), MHA for consideration. Individuals, groups, undertakings or entities seeking to be removed from the Security Council\u2019s Taliban Sanctions List can submit their request for delisting to either directly to the Focal Point for Delisting established pursuant to resolution 1730 (2006) or through his\/her State of residence or nationality. More details are available at the following URL:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/main.un.org\/securitycouncil\/en\/sanctions\/1988\/materials\/procedures_delisting<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Regulated entities are advised to take note of the aforementioned UNSC communications and ensure meticulous compliance.<\/p>\n

Yours faithfully,<\/p>\n

(Veena Srivastava)
Chief General Manager<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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