Tehreek-e-Azaadi Jammu and Kashmir explained

Tehreek-e-Azaadi Jammu and Kashmir (तहरीक-ए-आज़ादी जम्मू और कश्मीर), abbreviated as TAJK, is a terrorist front organisation, run by Hafiz Muhammad Saeed.^{[1] [2] [3]} By Indian government, It is claimed to be a front for Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD). In June 2017, it was banned by Pakistan^[4] after India raised the issue at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-financial terror body at Paris in February 2017. On 8 June 2017, TAJK was placed on the list of "proscribed organisations" by the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NCTA), an Internal Counterterrorism Authority of Pakistan under Interior Ministry.^[5]

See also

• Lashkar-e-Taiba
• All Parties Hurriyat Conference
• Kashmir conflict
• al Qaeda
• List of designated terrorist organizations

Notes and References

1. News: Hussain. Sajjad. JuD rebrands under new name TAJK days after crackdown by Pakistan. Livemint. 4 February 2017.
2. News: Kaur Sandhu. Kamaljit. Kashmir: High alert around Uri power plant after intel inputs of possible terror plot. India Today. 6 June 2017.
3. News: Pakistan bans Hafiz Saeed-backed terror outfit Tehreek-e-Azadi-Jammu and Kashmir. Scroll.in. 30 June 2017.
4. News: Chaubey. Santosh. Pakistan bans Hafiz Saeed new terror front Tehreek-e-Azad-Jammu Kashmir. India Today. 30 June 2017.
5. News: Singh. Vijaita. Pakistan bans TAJK backed by Saeed. The Hindu. 29 June 2017.