Pak admits Hafiz Saeed's JuD is Lashkar wing, bans media coverage
November 03, 2015 11:00
Pakistan on Monday banned the media coverage of terror groups like the Jamaat-ud-Dawa as part of a wider crackdown on terror, acknowledging for the first time that the outfit led by Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed was a wing of the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) issued a notification to all satellite TV channels and radio stations, banning the coverage of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) under United Nations restrictions.
"The Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation are the other wings of Lashkar-e-Taiba," the notification said.
This is for the first time that a Pakistan government department has admitted that JuD and FIF are "other wings of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)". According to the notification, 60 proscribed organisations and 12 others have been placed under a watch list.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) issued a notification to all satellite TV channels and radio stations, banning the coverage of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) under United Nations restrictions.
"The Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation are the other wings of Lashkar-e-Taiba," the notification said.
This is for the first time that a Pakistan government department has admitted that JuD and FIF are "other wings of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)". According to the notification, 60 proscribed organisations and 12 others have been placed under a watch list.