10 outfits 'banned' over Jaish, JuD links.

ISLAMABAD -- As the crackdown against proscribed outfits continues across the country, Pakistan has added 10 more organisations to the list of banned outfits for their alleged affiliation with banned Jamaatud Dawa (JuD), Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FiF) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).

The action was taken in pursuance of the National Action Plan (NAP), said a statement issued by the Interior Ministry on Saturday.

The entrants to the list of proscribed outfits include: Al Anfal Trust, Lahore; Idara-i-Khidmat Khalaq, Lahore; Al Dawatul Irshad, Lahore; Al Hamd Trust, Lahore and Faisalabad; Mosque and Welfare Trust, Lahore; Al Madinah Foundation, Lahore; Muaz bin Jabal Education Trust, Lahore; Al Eesar Foundation, Lahore; Al Rehmat Trust Organisation, Bahawalpur; and Al Furqan Trust, Karachi.

On March 7, the federal government decided to place eight banned outfits from medium risk to high-risk category during an official meeting regarding implementation on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations on anti-money laundering and counter terror financing for Pakistan.

According to details, these organisations include Daesh (Islamic State), Al Qaeda, Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan, Haqqani Network, Jamaatud Dawa, Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation and Lashkar-e-Taiba.

JeM chief Masood Azhar's son and brother have also been taken into custody.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led federal government had initiated a crackdown against banned outfits in line with the decisions made during a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) in January this year.

'Interior Ministry is working...