Pakistan is considering a ban on the Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF), a charity organisation run by Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, officials here said.
Pakistan is considering a ban on the Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF), a charity organisation run by Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, officials here said.
The development comes after Pakistan launched a massive crackdown against madrassas run by the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohamed (JeM) — accused by India of masterminding the Pathankot airbase attack.
On Friday, authorities detained JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar. However, Pakistan has refused to officially confirm his arrest — with officials claiming he is under “protective custody”.
Officials said the government was likely to ban FIF. The ministry of interior, these officials said, had started serious consultations with all stakeholders before banning FIF and a final decision would be taken in the next few days.
The government of Pakistan had banned Lashkar-e-Tayyiba in January 2002, in the aftermath of the December 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament, but the organisation continued to operate under the new names of JuD and FIF.
A government official confirmed that the ministry of interior was looking into all likely implications of the decision to ban FIF and said that discussions had been held with the national counter-terrorism authority.
