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Interior ministry notifies ban on JUI-F's ‘militant wing’
[DAWN] The interior ministry on Thursday issued a notification announcing a ban on the "militant wing" of the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam...the political wing of the Pak Taliban... -Fazl (JUI-F). The proscription of Ansar-ul-Islam, which the ministry referred to as a "private militia/Razakar Force" of the JUI-F, comes days before the Maulana Fazlur Rehman  ...Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Dieselduring the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty... -led party is slated to lead an anti-government 'Azadi March'. According to the notification, the federal government had "reasons to believe that Ansar-ul-Islam is capable of functioning as a military organization, in violation of the prohibition contained in Article 256 of the Constitution". The ban was imposed after approval by the federal government and obtaining the consent from all four provincial governments under Article 146(1) of the Constitution, which allows the federal government to delegate any of its powers to the provinces, conditionally or unconditionally, with the consent of the provincial governments. Through the notification, the federal government through the Ministry of Interior has "entrust[ed] the provincial governments the power to take appropriate actions under Section 2 of the Private Military Organisations (Abolition and Prohibition) Act, 1974, against Ansar-ul-Islam". The authority will include, among others, "the power to abolish/ban the said organization and take further steps against them on ground" in order to complete the action, the notice said. A summary seeking a ban on Ansar-ul-Islam was approved by the federal cabinet earlier this week, sources in the cabinet division had said. Related: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl: 2019-10-21 JUI-F threatens road blockades if marchers stopped Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl: 2019-10-14 Fazlur Rehman warns govt against sabotaging 'Azadi March' Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl: 2019-09-29 3 including central JUI-F leader dead as explosion rocks Chaman in Balochistan Related: Ansar-ul-Islam: 2019-10-22 Cabinet approves summary to ban JUI-F's ‘militant wing’ Ansar-ul-Islam: 2013-01-28 Fighting rages between militants in Tirah valley Ansar-ul-Islam: 2012-12-09 Illegal transmissions Related: Razakar: 2019-10-22 Cabinet approves summary to ban JUI-F's ‘militant wing’ Razakar: 2019-08-26 Home Ministry listing razakars Razakar: 2019-03-14 4 policemen dismissed from service for misbehaving with couple at Karachi's Sea View Related: Maulana Fazlur Rehman: 2019-10-23 Zardari brought to PIMS hospital for treatment, checkup Maulana Fazlur Rehman: 2019-10-23 'Resignation from assemblies by opposition lawmakers under deliberation,' says Fazlur Rehman Maulana Fazlur Rehman: 2019-10-22 Cabinet approves summary to ban JUI-F's ‘militant wing’ Posted by: Fred 2019-10-25 |
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