ISLAMABAD – The federal government on Monday formally ban Ansar-ul-Islam,the “militant wing” of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), according tomedia reports.
As the date for joint opposition’s Azadi March draws closer, the federalgovernment is taking visible steps to thwart the protesters’ strategy, andthe recent development appears to be a part of its efforts.
Reportedly, a three-page summary was moved by the Interior Ministry in thisregard on October 18 and on Monday, the federal cabinet formally accordedapproval to it just a day before it is set to meet.
In its summary sent to the cabinet, the ministry had said, “Various sourcereports shared by our intelligence agencies and provincial governments withthe Ministry of Interior [have] revealed that the JUI-F has established amilitant wing, a private militia/Razakar force named ‘Ansar-ul-Islam’ toprovide security to marchers for the Azadi March scheduled for October 27,2019 and proposed sit-in in Islamabad from October 31, 2019.”
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It had also said that Ansar-ul-Islam is capable of functioning as amilitary organisation, which is a violation of Article 256 of theConstitution.
“Ansar-ul-Islam was organised, trained and equipped and it was capable ofbeing used to display physical force in promoting Azadi March andobjectives of the JUI-F,” the ministry further stated.
