Pakistan bans charities with Islamist ties

by pankaj kumar | August 21, 2010 at 03:26 am

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Pakistan has decided not to involve the extreamist in the flood relief ,the international responce to collect the aid has opened the eye of the policy makers that image of pakistan is detoriating in front of world.

"The banned organizations are not allowed to visit flood-hit areas," said Interior Minister Rehman Malik. "We will arrest members of banned organisations collecting funds and will try them under the Anti-Terrorism Act."

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari warned on Thursday that militants were trying to exploit the floods to promote their agendas -- as they did after a devastating earthquake in Kashmir in 2005