Its getting so ridiculous! First, mushy banned terrorist/extremist..they changed the name and continued. Now punjab govrement is re-banning the re-renamed outfits. Now they will change names again and circus will continue!
When is the goverment going to get serious, they should atleast have all the leaders of these outfits and their commander under house arrest if not jailed.
What i also find suspicious is why LeT/Dawa still gets a free pass. LeT/Dawa has been declared as terrorist by UN ! Is it because Hafiz Saeed knows too much about establishments or ganjas dirty secrets and may spill the beans?
LAHORE: The Punjab government has banned 23 militant organisations operating under new names after having been outlawed and directed police to keep a strict vigil on 1,690 office-bearers and workers of the outfits after including them in Schedule 4.
According to the provincial home department, Jamaatud Dawa of Hafiz Saeed has not been restricted like others, but Mr Saeed and his two associates have been barred from travelling abroad. Their accounts have been frozen and they will not be able to get arms licences.
Sipah-i-Sahaba, Jaish-i-Muhammad, Laskar-e-Taiba, Tehrik-i-Jafria, Harkatul Jihad Islami, Harkatul Mujahideen, Hizbul Tehrir, Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and Sipah-i-Muhammad had been banned by the Musharraf government in 2002, but most of them started their activities with new names.
Sipah-i-Sahaba was renamed as Millat-i-Islamia Pakistan, Jaish-i-Muhammad as Alfurqan and Khuddamul Islam and Tehrik-i-Jafria as Islami Tehrik Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Taiba as Jamaatud Dawa. Hizbul Tehrir did not change its name.