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Hide and seek

  • 14/03/2004

Jehadi groups in Pakistan have their coffers full with collections, post-Id. The source of their earnings: some of the over 3 million hides of animals sacrificed during the Islamic festival and donated to them by citizens. The groups raked in more than us $250 million by selling these hides.

Despite a ban on seeking donations for jehad, various organisations displayed banners and posters across Pakistan asking the people to contribute generously for the

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