Pak places Hafiz Saeed-led JuD, FIF in list of banned organisations

Pakistan has formally placed Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa and its wing Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation in the list of banned organisations.

The development came after India’s diplomatic outreach ensures that Pakistan doesn’t procrastinate but act against terror related outfits.

According to Pakistan’s National Counter Terrorism Authority list, which was updated recently, JuD and FIF were among 70 organisations proscribed by the Ministry of Interior under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.

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 NACTA list, which was earlier updated, JuD and FIF were under watch by the Ministry of Interior.