Islamabad, Nov 20: Pakistan today banned three more Jehadi outfits including, Jamat-ul Furqan a break away organisation of Jaish-e-Mohammad, blamed for the attack on Indian Parliament among others, under the Anti Terrorism Act. A brief announcement by the Interior Ministry here said the government has proscribed Hizbul Tahreer, Jamat-ul- Ansar, Jamat-ul Furqan under the provisions of the Anti Terrorism Act.
Of the three Jamat-ul-Ansar was the renamed outfit of Harkatul Mujahideen, a pro-Taliban Jehadi organisation led by Fazlur Rehman Khaleel that was banned last year by President Pervez Musharraf along with Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e- Toiba. The group was active both in Kashmir and Afghanistan. Jamat-ul Furqan is led by Abdul Jabbar, who broke away from Azhar last year and established his own outfit. Jabbar shot into prominence after his driver, Fazal Karim reportedly led Pakistan police to the shallow grave of murdered American journalist Daniel Pearl, in Karachi last year. Hizbul Tahreer is a London-based Islamic outfit, which advocated the establishment of Islamic law worldwide. The group reportedly emerged as the co-ordinator of various Jehadi groups across the world.


Last week Pakistan banned Khuddam-ul-Islam (KI), which was established by Jaish Chief Maulana Masood Azhar, who was released by India in the Kandahar Indian Airlines hijacking incident in 1999.

Bureau Report