The Jamaatud Dawa (JD), believed to be Pakistan's largest pro-jihad party, has split, with violent clashes likely over party assets.
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The breakaway faction, which has taken the name Khairun Naas (KN), consists largely of members of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LT). Some of them have taken an oath to kill Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the head of the JD, sources told Daily Times.
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Both sides are now plotting how to take control of party assets, such as the Markaz-e-Taiba in Muridke, Markaz Qadsia in Lahore and other valuable properties.
The leaders of the breakaway faction have accused Hafiz Saeed of nepotism, diverting the party from its original objective and the unfair distribution of funds. The Khairun Naas was also unhappy at Saeed's second marriage to a fallen comrade's widow.
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