Following reports suggesting that the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) was attempting to regroup under a new banner, India on Friday urged the international community to take note of the development and force Pakistan to act against the outfit widely accepted to be a front for the banned Lashkar-e-Tayeba (LeT)
External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, stressing that Pakistan was responsible for acting against JuD, said the international community should initiate stringent action if Islamabad fails to comply with the ban on the outfit.
“When LeT was banned, it came up as JuD. Now it has been banned, and JuD might have taken another name. This is the pattern we have noticed in Pakistan,” Mukherjee told media persons. “It is the responsibility of Pakistan government to stop activities of these banned organisations in any form, in any name, in any shape,” he sadded.
The Lashkar-e-Tayeba, which began as the jihadi wing of the Markaz Dawa Wal-Irshad had changed its name to JuD after being banned following an attack on Indian Parliament.
According to reports, the JuD is in the process of adopting a new name -- Tehreek-e-Hurmat-e-Rasool to avoid restrictions.
Mukherjee said that the onus to “take appropriate action” if Pakistan failed to comply with the UNSC ban, was on the international community.
He added that India has asked Pakistan to fulfill these commitments and take action against terror groups.
External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, stressing that Pakistan was responsible for acting against JuD, said the international community should initiate stringent action if Islamabad fails to comply with the ban on the outfit.
“When LeT was banned, it came up as JuD. Now it has been banned, and JuD might have taken another name. This is the pattern we have noticed in Pakistan,” Mukherjee told media persons. “It is the responsibility of Pakistan government to stop activities of these banned organisations in any form, in any name, in any shape,” he sadded.
The Lashkar-e-Tayeba, which began as the jihadi wing of the Markaz Dawa Wal-Irshad had changed its name to JuD after being banned following an attack on Indian Parliament.
According to reports, the JuD is in the process of adopting a new name -- Tehreek-e-Hurmat-e-Rasool to avoid restrictions.
Mukherjee said that the onus to “take appropriate action” if Pakistan failed to comply with the UNSC ban, was on the international community.
He added that India has asked Pakistan to fulfill these commitments and take action against terror groups.
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