In a major move ahead of the general elections in Pakistan, the US has designated Milli Muslim league, the political front of Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-Ud Dawa, as a foreign terrorist organisation. In a simultaneous move, seven members of MML Central Leadership body have been designated as foreign terrorist. The US also added Tehreek-E-Azadi-E-Kashmir to the list of terrorist groups. TAJK is said to be a front of the Lashkar-E-Taiba (LeT), which according to the trump administration, continues to operate freely inside Pakistan. The move comes a day after the Election commission of Pakistan asked the MML to produce a clearance certificate by the interior ministry for its registration as a political party.
