Despite an official ban by Pakistan government on collecting donations for the jehad (armed crusade) in Kashmir, the collections have actually increased in the recent past, a media report said in Islamabad.
Believe me, there has been considerable increase in the donations since the (interior) minister (Moinuddin Haider) called for a ban on placing our donation boxes in public places, Abu Saad, chief of Lashker-E-Taiba's North West Frontier Province, told 'The Friday Times.' The federal interior minister had announced tough measures on February 12 against extremism in the name of Islam and Jehad adding that the ban on fund collection was part of the package Islamabad intended to introduce to check the rapid growth of fundamentalist groups In the country.
The proposed ban invited pointed criticism from militant groups, backed by religious parties, bringing the interior ministry under pressure to shelve the idea and let the terrorist groups receive donations with the help of public support.
The Friday Times said organisations like the Al-Badr, Lashker-E-Taiba, Harkat-Ul-Mujahdieen and Hizbul Mujahideen are banking on these donations. Bureau Report