Ban on JUI-F's Ansarul Islam challenged in IHC.

ISLAMABAD -- The ban imposed by the Ministry of Interior on Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl's Ansarul Islam force has been challenged in the Islamabad High Court.

Two JUI-F leaders, Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidery and Maulana Abdul Rashid, have filed a petition against the ban which was enforced on October 24.

The petition, filed by Advocate Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Mastoie, says that Ansarul Islam is an organisation of the JUI-F. It is a 'volunteer organisation for the purpose of security and services of party workers and leaders'. It adds that JUI-F is registered as a political party with the Election Commission.

The interior ministry has been named as a respondent in the case.

The petition claims...