HIGHLIGHTS
- Hafiz Saeed is the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks
- Pakistan was put on the FATF grey list in June 2018
- It was put on notice to be blacklisted by October 2019 if it didn't curb money laundering and terror financing
The Pakistan government on Thursday banned Hafiz Saeed-led Jamat-ut-Dawa (JuD). The decision was taken in the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan to review the National Action Plan in detail.
Hafiz Saeed is the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. He formed Jamat-ut-Dawa after Lashkar-e-Taiba was banned by the Pakistan government.
"It was decided during the meeting to accelerate action against proscribed organizations. It was further decided that Jamat-ut-Dawa and Falah-e- Insaniat Foundation be notified as proscribed organizations by the Ministry of Interior," a statement by Government of Pakistan said.
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PM Imran Khan chaired a key meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) during which the country's security situation was discussed, amidst heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pulwama terror attack.
Pakistan's decision to ban JuD has come a day before the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) planary meeting where the measures taken by Islamabad to curb money laundering and terror financing were to be reviewed.
Pakistan was put on the FATF grey list in June 2018 and was put on notice to be blacklisted by October 2019 if it didn't curb money laundering and terror financing.
PULWAMA FALLOUT
The decision is a culmination of a series of events, starting from the February 14 Pulwama terror attack.
Over 40 CRPF personnel were killed in a Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama. The terror group is based in Pakistan.
Following this, Pakistan drew condemnation from across the world and India geared up to sideline Islamabad at the international stage.
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