Islamabad: In a paradigm shift in its policy against terrorism, Pakistan has included Jamaat-ud-Dawa led by the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and the dreaded Haqqani network in the list of proscribed organisations.
A government official said that the decision to ban JuD and several other groups was taken by the government several days ago and tasked the Interior Ministry to decide the modality to implement it.
The ministry followed by including the name of JuD and Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF), the two groups led by Saeed, in the list of banned organisation for their involvement in extremism and militancy. Pakistan government was using "delay tactics".
The decision comes days ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India to be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day Parade on January 26. Other groups added to the notorious list of banned entities are Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Ummah Tameer-i-Nau, Haji Khairullah Hajji Sattar Money Exchange, Rahat Limited, Roshan Money Exchange, Al-Akhtar Trust and Al-Rashid Trust.
After the ban, the assets of these groups will be frozen. Earlier, an official had said that the government would put the names of JuD on the "watch list" before declaring it as banned group.
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