1988-Rabita Trust was formed in
1988 by the former Secretary General of Muslim World League Dr Abdullah Omar
Naseef with the support of Pakistan’s former President Ziaul Haq. The
organization was basically run by Saudi based businessmen Wael Hamza
Jalaidan who was one of the founding members of the terrorist organization
Al-Qaeda
[8]. General Zia
ul-Haque was the founding chairman of this organization in Pakistan. In
Pakistan its main aim was the repatriation and rehabilitation of stranded
Pakistanis in Bangladesh
[9].
2001-In Pakistan it was banned by former President Pervez Musharraf in 2001
for having ties with Al-Qaeda.
According to a news source, it is reported that “Pakistan Repatriation
Council’s (PRC) convener Engr. Syed Ehsan-ul-Haq requested in meeting with
Senator Raja Zafar-ul-Haq to reactivate “Rabita Trust” which was banned by
former President of Pakistan, Gen (R) Pervez Musharraf in 2001.
It is said that between 1993 and 1997 Nawaz Sharif took personal interest
and now PRC is requesting again to restart it”
[10].