LAHORE: The Punjab Home Department warning citizens against giving any kind of charity or donation to unregistered and banned organizations has issued a list of such charities and organisations.
According to the Home Department, providing any kind of financial support to banned organizations is a crime under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997, while strict legal action will also be taken against those who provide support to organisations involved in terrorism and anti-state activities.
The Punjab government has made it clear that registration with the Punjab Charity Commission is mandatory for any charitable organization in the province. Citizens have been directed to give their zakat, charity and donations only to those organizations that are registered with the Punjab Charity Commission. All registered organizations can be verified from the QR code on their certificates.
The Home Department has urged the public to ensure that their donations reach the deserving people instead of terrorists. Details of registered organizations can be found on the Punjab Charity Commission website www.charitycommission.punjab.gov.pk.
The public has been appealed to immediately inform the Home Department if they see any organization working for fraud, terrorism, anti-state activities or personal gain. Information about collection of donations by banned organizations can be reported on toll-free number 080011111 or helpline numbers 042-99214871 and 042-99214872.
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According to a spokesperson for the Punjab Home Department, the banned organisations include Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Sipah Muhammad Pakistan, Jaish Muhammad, Al-Rahmat Trust Bahawalpur, Al-Furqan Trust Karachi, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Sipah Sahaba Pakistan, Tehreek-e-Jafaria Pakistan, Tehreek-e-Nifaz Shariat Muhammad, Tehreek-e-Islami, Al-Qaeda, Millat Islamia Pakistan.
Banned organizations include Khuddam-ul-Islam, Islamic Tehreek-e-Pakistan, Jamiat-e-Ansar, Jamaat-e-Furqan, Hizb-ut-Tahrir, Khair-e-Nas International Trust, Balochistan Liberation, Islamic Students Movement of Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Islami, Ansar-e-Islam, Hami-Naamdar Group, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Balochistan Republican Army.
Banned organisations include Balochistan Liberation Front, Lashkar-e-Baluchistan, Balochistan Liberation United Front, Balochistan Muslim Defense Organization, Shia Students Action Committee Gilgit, Markaz Sabil Organization Gilgit, Tanzeem Jawan-e-Ahle-Sunnah Gilgit, People’s Peace Committee Lyari, Ahle-e-Sunnah Wal-Jamaat, Al-Harameen Foundation.
Rabita Trust, Anjuman Imamia Gilgit-Baltistan, Muslim Students Organization Gilgit, Tanzeem Ahle-Sunnah Wal-Jamaat Gilgit, Balochistan Bunyaparast Army, Tehreek-e-Nafaz Aman, Tahafuz Hudoodullah, Balochistan Waja Liberation Army, Balochistan Republican Party Azad, Balochistan United Army, Islam Mujahideen, ISIS are also among the banned organizations.
Jaish-e-Islam, Balochistan National Liberation Army, Khana-e-Hikmat Gilgit-Baltistan, Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat, Tehreek-e-Taliban Mohmand, United Baloch Army, Jeaye Sindh Muttahida Mahaz, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Al-Alami, Ansar-e-Hussein, Tehreek-e-Azadi Jammu and Kashmir, Jundullah, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Anfal Trust Lahore, Idara Khidmat Khalq Lahore, Al-Dawa-ul-Irshad Lahore, Al-Hamd Trust Lahore/Faisalabad, Mosques and Welfare Trust Lahore, Al-Madinah Foundation Lahore are also among the banned organisations.
Muaz Bin Jabal Educational Trust Lahore, Falah Insaniyat Foundation, Al-Fadl Foundation/Trust Lahore, Al-Aysar Foundation Lahore, Pak-Turk International CAG Education Foundation, Hizb-ul-Ahrar, Jeaye Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, Sindh Desh Revolutionary Army, Sindh Desh Liberation Army are also among the banned organisations.
Khatam al-Anbiya, Ghazi Force, Ghulaman Sahaba, Maymar Trust, Sachal Sarmast Welfare Trust Karachi, Al-Jaza Patient Welfare Society Karachi, Al-Akhtar Trust, and Al-Rashid Trust are also among the banned organisations.