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SECP prohibited the collection
of donations by all organisations affiliated with Hafiz Saeed
led JuD and that are banned by UNSC. A notification issued by
the commission read that "The Securities and Exchange Commission
of Pakistan hereby prohibits all companies from donating cash
to the entities and individuals listed under the UNSC sanctions
committee's consolidated list". The Hafeez Saeed related prohibited
outfits include FIF, LeT and JuD the charity wing of LeT. Other
banned outfits include the Paasban-i-Ahle-Hadith and Pasban-i-Kashmir.
Pakistan's Government plans to
seize control of charities and financial assets linked to JuD
'chief' Hafiz Saeed. The Government detailed its plans in a 'secret'
order to various Provincial and Federal Government departments
on December 19, 2017. The December 19 document, which refers to
"Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issues", names Saeed's two
charities JuD and FIF, and "actions to be taken" against them.
JuD spokesman Yahya Mujahid said the organization would go to
Court if the Government decides to take over JuD and FIF.
The report compiled by the Pakistan
Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) shows that
terrorists carried out 23 suicide attacks in different parts of
the country in 2017, whereas 2016 and 2015 had witnessed 17 and
18 such incidents, respectively.
1,387 people, including 585 civilians,
555 militants and 247 Security Forces (SFs) personnel, were killed
and 1,965 people, including 1,580 civilians, were injured in militancy-related
incidents, including militant attacks and SFs actions. Militants
carried out at least 420 attacks in which 912 people, including
584 civilians, 225 SFs personnel and 103 militants, were killed
and 1,877 injured. SFs conducted 522 operations in which left
475 people, including 452 militants and 22 SFs personnel, dead
and 88 people injured. SFs also arrested 1,760 suspected militants
during 2017.
The year 2017 saw the highest
number of militant attacks in Balochistan where 183 militant attacks
took place in which 308 people, including 208 civilians and 84
SFs personnel, were killed and 572 people suffered injuries. The
province remained target of a variety of militant groups, including
sub-nationalist militants, sectarian and international militant
groups. Overall 43pc of the total militant attacks in the country
were recorded in Balochistan and 10 out of 23 suicide attacks
(43pc) took place in the province. SFs conducted 134 operations
against militants in Balochistan in which 112 militants were killed
and 657 arrested.
102 militant attacks were recorded
in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in which 339 people,
including 206 civilians, 65 SFs and 68 militants, were killed
and 858 people, including 629 civilians, suffered injuries. As
many as 58 security operations were reported from FATA in which
84 militants and five SFs were killed. SFs also arrested at least
79 suspects from FATA.
SFs conducted at least four actions
in Azad Kashmir in which 12 suspected militants were arrested.
Fourteen suspected militants were arrested from Gilgit-Baltistan
region in two Sfs actions while four suspects were arrested in
three actions in Islamabad.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) witnessed
significant improvement in security situation as all indicators
saw negative trends. There was 40pc decline in the number of militant
attacks and 47pc decline in the number of deaths in the province.
A total of 75 militant attacks were recorded in KP in which 92
people, including 43 civilians, 34 SFs personnel and 15 militants,
were killed while 175 people, including 136 civilians, were injured.
KP saw the second highest number of suicide attacks during the
year as at least six suicide attacks were reported from the province.
In 2016, five suicide attacks took place in the province. SFs
conducted at least 103 actions against militants in which 543
suspects were arrested and 41 killed during 2017.
Sindh saw a 40pc decrease in
militant attacks, but with 84pc increase in the number of deaths
during 2017. Militants carried out 40 attacks
in the province killing 112 people, including 92 civilians and
17 SFs personnel. Another 303 people were injured in these attacks.
The province saw one suicide attack during 2017. SFs conducted
at least 98 actions against militants in which 110 suspects were
killed and 153 arrested.
Punjab witnessed seven per cent
increase in militant attacks, but there was 37pc decline in deaths.
During the year, 15 militant attacks took place in the province
in which 59 people, including 34 civilians and 24 SFs personnel,
were killed and 208 people, all of them civilians, suffered injuries.
The province also witnessed three suicide bombings one more than
2016. SFs conducted 119 operations against militants in the province
in which 105 militants were killed and 298 arrested.
Two militant attacks were reported
from Azad Jammu and Kashmir in which one civilian died and five
were injured. Three violent militant activities of low intensity
were reported from Islamabad in which one person lost his life.
No violent militant activity was reported from Gilgit-Baltistan
region.
SECP prohibited the collection
of donations by all organisations affiliated with Hafiz Saeed
led JuD and that are banned by UNSC. A notification issued by
the commission read that "The Securities and Exchange Commission
of Pakistan hereby prohibits all companies from donating cash
to the entities and individuals listed under the UNSC sanctions
committee's consolidated list". The Hafeez Saeed related prohibited
outfits include FIF, LeT and JuD the charity wing of LeT. Other
banned outfits include the Paasban-i-Ahle-Hadith and Pasban-i-Kashmir.
Pakistan's Government plans to
seize control of charities and financial assets linked to JuD
'chief' Hafiz Saeed. The Government detailed its plans in a 'secret'
order to various Provincial and Federal Government departments
on December 19, 2017. The December 19 document, which refers to
"Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issues", names Saeed's two
charities JuD and FIF, and "actions to be taken" against them.
JuD spokesman Yahya Mujahid said the organization would go to
Court if the Government decides to take over JuD and FIF.
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