Pakistan Adds to Banned Organizations List

Pakistan has outlawed two militant groups accused of plotting terrorist attacks in neighboring India and Afghanistan. The announcement comes before President Barack Obama’s trip to New Delhi this week. In recent days Pakistan has banned many Islamist groups suspected of supporting terrorist activities. The crackdown is part of an intensified counterterrorism campaign in response to last month’s deadly attack on a school in Peshawar.   But until Thursday, it was not publicly known...

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