LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday ordered Hafiz Saeed, head of banned Jammatut Dawa, to continue his social work activities, besides ordering the government not to harass him until further orders.
The orders were issued by Justice Ameenud Din Khan while hearing a petition filed by Saeed through his counsel A.K Dogar and sought responses from authorities concerned by April 23.
The petitioner alleged that the government was imposing sanctions on welfare projects of his group due to pressure from India and United States. He argued that barring any party from doing welfare works against the Constitution.
The petitioner’s counsel pleaded the court to form a full bench for the case, which is of a “sensitive nature,” to which, Justice Khan said that the decision in this regard will be made in the next hearing.
Justice Khan has issued notices to the federal and provincial governments again, directing them to file their replies on the matter. The case has been adjourned until April 23.
On January 1, The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) issued a notification prohibiting the collection of donations by the JuD, the front organisation of banned outfit Lashkar- e-Taiba (LeT), as well as several other such organisations named in a list of banned outfits by the UN Security Council.
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/kp-government-takes-action-against-hafiz-saeeds-jud-fif-seals-offices-seizes-mosques-seminaries/
On Feb 12, President Mamnoon Hussain promulgated Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018, enabling the government of Pakistan to impose bans on the entities banned by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
