Facing intense international pressure, Pakistan has banned Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and the dreaded Haqqani network along with other
terror outfits and slapped foreign travel restrictions on the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind.
The move has come amid international pressure on Pakistan to stop making a distinction between good and bad militants after Taliban gunmen stormed an Army-run school in Peshawar and killed 150 people, including 136 students, last month. Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasnim Aslam confirmed the ban at a news conference on Thursday.
The decision comes days ahead of US President Barack Obama’s visit to India to be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day Parade on January 26.