The ban on Hafiz Saeed's outfits has not been lifted: Pakistani Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain

Pakistani Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said the country was "bound by UN resolutions" and claimed that the country had not lifted its ban Hafiz Saeed organizations, including Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Falah I-Insaniyat Foundation.

"We are bound by the United Nations Resolution (UNSC 1267). There is no question of lifting the ban, "said Hussain The Hindu in an exclusive interview. "There is just one misconception because of the lapse of the ordinance [anti-terror]," added the minister.

The Minister's statement contrasts sharply with an badertion made in court in October, when Hafiz Saeed's lawyers told the High Islamabad Court that a restraining order had lapsed. While the Pakistani government had neither denied nor confirmed development at that time, New Delhi and Washington had reacted strongly to this news.

"Under consideration"

M. Hussain said that while the antiterrorist ordinance adopted by the previous president in February 2018, which considered all the UNSC's terrorist designations binding on Pakistan's anti-terrorism law, was actually obsolete, as it had not been not adopted by Parliament, the ban on organizations. was still operational.

"This question is still under study. The opinion of the Ministry of Justice is expected. The organization [JuD/LeT] remains prohibited. The question is now with the ministry of law. So, no final decision has been made, "he said.

The order was pbaded under pressure from the Financial Action Group, which decided to" draw up a "gray list" of the country, unless the country jeopardizes the finances of terrorist groups banned by the government United Nations Security Council

Stern missive

According to UNSC guidelines, banned groups such as LeT and Masood Azhar's President Jaish-e-Mohammed and their leaders can not leave the country, nor have access to weapons or funding.

Mr. Hussain's statement follows a letter of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Mumbai attacks on November 26.

"We call on all countries, especially Pakistan, to respect the obligation of the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions to the incontrover The terrorists responsible for this atrocity, including Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and its affiliates, "said Pompeo on Monday.