Under pressure from India, Pakistan formally bans Hafiz Saeed’s JuD and its charity wing FIF

Amid intense global pressure to act against the militant groups after the Pulwama attack, Pakistan on Tuesday formally banned the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamat-ud-Dawah and its charity wing Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation.

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 05 Mar 2019 10:43 PM (IST)

Hafiz Saeed's JuD, FIF in placed in the list of banned organisations by Pakistan Under pressure from India, Pakistan formally bans Hafiz Saeed’s JuD and its charity wing FIF

Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Photo: Getty Images

Jamaat-ud-Dawa and its wing Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation were formally paced in the list of banned organisations by Pakistan on Tuesday.

JuD and FIF were among 70 organisations proscribed by the Ministry of Interior under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.

JuD had been declared as a foreign terrorist organisation by the US in June 2014.

NEW DELHI: Amid intense global pressure to act against the militant groups after the Pulwama attack, Pakistan on Tuesday formally banned the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamat-ud-Dawah and its charity wing Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation. The two proscribed organisations has been banned by the Interior Ministry of Pakistan under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997. They were earlier put on the "watchlist". The development comes hours after authorities in Pakistan detained at least 44 members of banned outfits, including a brother of JeM chief Masood Azhar. According to Pakistan's National Counter Terrorism Authority (NCTA) list, which was updated on Tuesday, JuD and FIF were among 70 organisations proscribed by the Ministry of Interior under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.

Hafiz Saeed's Jama'at-ud-Da'wah and its subsidiary Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation banned under Anti Terrorism Act 1997 by Pakistan's Interior Ministry. pic.twitter.com/urg68KV9sn
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"This list is updated as of 05th March, 2019 and prepared by NACTA based on the Notifications issued by Ministry of Interior," said a note at the bottom of the list. ALSO READ: Pakistan detains 44 members of banned outfits, including Masood Azhar's brother The development comes a day after Indian media reported that the two organisations continue to be only in the list of groups under watch. On February 21, Pakistan government had announced that it had banned the JuD and FIF, amid intense global pressure to rein in the militant groups following the February 14 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF jawans. However, in the NCTA list, which was earlier updated on Monday, JuD and FIF were under watch by the Ministry of Interior. Both JuD and FIF were placed on the watch list in January 2017. The Pakistan government on Monday also put out another order saying it has frozen assets of all UN designated organisations like JuD, FIF. According to officials, JuD's network includes 300 seminaries and schools, hospitals, a publishing house and ambulance service. The two groups have about 50,000 volunteers and hundreds of other paid workers. The JuD is believed to be the front organisation for the LeT which is responsible for carrying out the Mumbai attack that killed 166 people. It had been declared as a foreign terrorist organisation by the US in June 2014. The US Department of the Treasury has designated its chief Saeed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and the US, since 2012, has offered a USD 10 million reward for information that brings Saeed to justice. (With inputs from PTI)

Published at : 05 Mar 2019 10:30 PM (IST)

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