Organised crime in Pakistan
Organized crime in Pakistan or Pakistani organized crime refers to the activities of groups of organized crime in Pakistan. The Pakistani mafia is spread across many countries and are mostly ethnically based. The Pakistani mafia is involved in drug trafficking, assassination, land grabbing, arms smuggling and various other illegal activities.
A United States Congressional report claims that the world’s third most wanted fugitive and Indian underworld mobster, Dawood Ibrahim’s “D-Company has a ‘strategic alliance’ with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence”. Ever since he took to hiding, his location has been frequently traced to Karachi, Pakistan, a claim which Pakistani authorities have denied.
Mafia-style groups and criminal networks, based primarily in Karachi, are heavily engaged in heroin trafficking, and cooperate with insurgent groups such as the Taliban.Criminality in Pakistan - The Organized Crime Index