Hafiz Saeed's new political party to launch manifesto

March 14, 2018 23:57

Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief and 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's newly formed Milli Muslim League has announced that it will launch its own manifesto on March 23, ahead of the Pakistan general elections later this year.

This comes after the Islamabad High Court set aside the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan to reject the application of the MML for registration as a political party last week, according to local media reports.

The ECP had earlier rejected MML's application to register Saeed's political party on the Pakistan interior ministry's recommendation, saying that the "MML has links with banned militant outfits".

In January, Saeed's entities were moved from Pakistan's watch list to the list of proscribed organisations after the government introduced a presidential ordinance by amending the country's anti-terrorism act to include UN-designated terrorist groups and individuals for terror financing, paved the way for the confiscation of JuD and FIF assets.

However, despite the ban, the entities were found to be freely operating in Pakistan.

-- ANI

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