Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Furqan Bangalzai

Aliases

Abdullah; Azam; Farooq Bangalzai; Farhan Brohi; Farooq

Position

Former commander of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi

Nationality

Pakistan

Address

Karachi central prison, Pakistan; Saryab Road, Sindhi Gali Quetta, Pakistan

Reg. ID

51602-9768615-5

Official reason

Furqan Bangalzai was commander of the militant wing of the terror organisation Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. In this capacity, he was involved in an activity which, if carried out by or on behalf of a State within the territory of that State, would amount to a serious violation by that State of an individual’s right to life by his role in facilitating the bom...

Other Information

affiliated with ISIS-K The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Date of listing

2021-12-10

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020

Regime

UK horizontal

Target State

Human Rights

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Travel bans

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 put in place sanctions measures to deter, and provide accountability for, activities which, if carried out by or on behalf of a State within the territory of that State, would amount to a serious violation by that State of an individual’s: • right to life • right not to be subjected to torture or ...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/680