Publication Date:
Sat, 2007-02-24 03:00
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI, 24 February 2007 — Political parties and religious bodies in Pakistan have decided to agitate against the government’s ban on two well-known charities.
The ban was imposed as per a UN Security Council resolution that said they have links with militant groups.
Acting according to UNSC Resolution 1267, the Pakistan government directed the schools, hospitals and other activities carried out by Al-Rasheed Trust and Al-Akhter Trust closed on Wednesday.
At an all-party meeting in Karachi on Thursday, the government was warned of an agitation if the ban was not revoked.
The meeting, attended by representatives of both secular-minded and religious parties, passed a resolution condemning the ban.
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