The accounts of one of the major mosque of New York, named Al-Falah Mosque which was located in the Corona district of New York, and was inhabited by majority of Pakistani and Bangladeshi citizens, has been frozen. The personal accounts of the Imam (chief administrator) have also been sealed along with. The mosque was frequented by various preaching delegations from Pakistan and Bangladesh, and they also held religious congregations. The decision was so sudden that, it transpired on the mosque administration only when they went to the bank for their daily transactions, where they were informed of the "federal freeze" on mosque's funds as well as personal account of the chief (administrator) Imam, Mr. Hafiz Piracha.According to reliable sources, the mosque was under a strict vigil since a year, because of frequent visits of preaching delegations from all over the Islamic World. However, no arrests have been made so far.
