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Summary Interior Ministry Saturday banned four religious organizations across the country.
According to a notification issued by Interior Ministry, four organizations involved in sectarian violence have been banned in the country.The banned organizations include Ahl-e-Sunnat -Wal-Jamaat, Shia Talbah, People’s Aman Committee and TNA Gilgit.According to sources, the Interior Ministry claims that the ASWJ was suspected to be involved in acts of terrorism in the country, therefore it was being added to the first schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.The notification by the federal ministry was sent to all provincial governments and concerned departments, sources said.The ASWJ is led by its president Maulana Mohammad Ahmed Ludhianvi, and is a key part of the Difa-i-Pakistan, or Defence of Pakistan, Council (DPC), a coalition of around 40 religious and ultra-nationalist parties.
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