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| Cabinet approves summary to ban JUI-F's ‘militant wing’ |
| 2019-10-22 |
| [DAWN] The federal cabinet on Monday approved a summary seeking a ban on the "militant wing" of the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam ...the political wing of the Pak Taliban... -Fazl (JUI-F), sources in the cabinet division said. According to the sources, the summary, moved by the interior ministry, was approved through circulation just a day ahead of a cabinet meeting. The government took the measure to avoid a discussion on the matter in the cabinet, the sources added. Under the Rules of Business, 1973, a summary is sent to cabinet members who sign the copy to give their approval, but under this circulation method, the summary is also deemed approved after a stipulated period of time even if the cabinet members haven't signed it. Last week, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan had said that the federal cabinet would take up the matter in its next meeting. The interior ministry in its summary sent to the cabinet had said: "Various source reports shared by our intelligence agencies and provincial governments with the Ministry of Interior [have] revealed that the JUI-F has established a krazed killer wing, a private militia/Razakar force named ’Ansar-ul-Islam’ to provide security to marchers for the Azadi March scheduled for October 27, 2019 and proposed sit-in in Islamabad from October 31, 2019." According to the summary, a copy of which is available with Dawn, Ansar-ul-Islam is capable of functioning as a military organization, which is a violation of Article 256 of the Constitution. The ministry said Ansar-ul-Islam was organised, trained and equipped and it was capable of being used to display physical force in promoting Azadi March and objectives of the JUI-F. Related: JUI-F: 2019-10-19 PML-N, PPP should quit assemblies, says Siraj JUI-F: 2019-10-17 Government willing to engage with Fazlur Rehman over protest march, says Qureshi JUI-F: 2019-10-15 KP govt warns baton-wielding JUI-F workers of action Related: Firdous Ashiq Awan: 2019-08-21 Pakistan to take Kashmir dispute with India to International Court of Justice Firdous Ashiq Awan: 2019-08-20 Opposition parties hold multi-party conference on Maulana Fazlur Rehman's call Firdous Ashiq Awan: 2019-08-17 Crackdown launched on sale of Indian films Related: Razakar: 2019-08-26 Home Ministry listing razakars Razakar: 2019-03-14 4 policemen dismissed from service for misbehaving with couple at Karachi's Sea View Razakar: 2016-11-15 Investigators: Maqbul a war criminal |
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