Pakistan bans 2 militant groups

Q.  Which country has banned two militant groups in Nov 2016?
- Published on 21 Nov 16

a. Afghanistan
b. Pakistan
c. Iran
d. Iraq

ANSWER: Pakistan
 
Pakistan bans 2 militant groupsPakistan has banned two militant groups linked with the Taliban and al Qaida for their involvement in terror attacks
  • Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter group of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, and Lashkar-i-Jhangvi Al-Alami (LeJ) were banned after recent deadly attacks in Balochistan and Sindh provinces
  • This includes the assault at a Sufi shrine in Balochistan which killed over 50 people
  • The two outfits were added to the list on Nov 11
  • Jamaat - ud Dawa has been listed since January 17, 2007 as group “under observation”, which means its status can be changed as “banned” if there was enough evidence that it was involved in violence.
  • Both LeT and JeM have been listed as banned entities since January 14, 2002

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