ISLAMABAD: The federal government has banned donations to 79 proscribed organisations and their affiliates, as well as six organisations on the watch list. The government has also issued a list of banned organisations and appealed to the citizens to donate their zakat, alms and donations only to legal charity organisations. The list of banned organisations and their affiliates includes Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan, Jaish-e-Muhammad, its affiliates, Al-Rahmat Trust, Bahawalpur, Al-Furqan Trust, Karachi, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Sipah-e-Saha-e-Pakistan, Tehreek-e-Jaffar. Similarly, Lashkar-e-Islami, Ansar-ul-Islam, Haji Namdar Group, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Balochistan Republican Army, Balochistan Liberation Front, Lashkar-e-Balochistan, Balochistan Liberation United Front, Balochistan Armed Defense Organization, Shia Students Action Committee Gilgit, and Markaz Sabeel Organization Gilgit are banned. Other organisations on the list include Al-Awat Al-Irshad Pakistan Lahore, Al-Hamd Trust Lahore, Faisalabad, Muskewand, Al-Madinah Foundation Lahore, Moaz Bin Jabal Education Trust Lahore, Welfare of Humanity Fa Foundation, Sub-Organizations, Al-Fadl Foundation Trust Lahore, Al-Ishar Foundation Lahore, Pak-Turkish International CAG Education Foundation, and Hizb-ul-Ahrar.

Source: Pakistan Today April 18, 2021 14:26 UTC