[DAWN] THE Jamaat-ud-Dawa...the front organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba...
(JuD) has transformed its political wing into a political party, so the latter is not entirely new. Long-established but informal and not involved in electoral politics, the political wing of the under-watch murderous Moslem group has been reincarnated as a political party, the Milli Moslem League (MML), whose registration with the Election Commission of Pakistain (ECP) is under process.
The move comes at a time when the country is heading towards a new election amidst political turbulence. Some political analysts see in it an attempt by certain establishment quarters to unite and launch a far-right political alliance to curtail the growing anti-establishment sentiments in mainstream politics. They believe the establishment is dry-cleaning its assets to launch them as part of thon the lamr electoral alliance, which could include groups and parties that were part of the Difa-e-Pakistain Council. This was formed to campaign for the severing of ties with the US and to reject the government’s decision to grant India the status of Most Favoured Nation.