Islamabad: Under pressure to act against banned groups, Pakistan has launched a crackdown on seminaries and health facilities run by Hafiz Saeed, a media report said Wednesday.
The action came after a high-level UN sanctions team visited last month to review progress against groups and individuals banned by the world body.
Following orders by the Punjab government, district administration of Rawalpindi took control of a seminary and four dispensaries run by Saeed-linked Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF).
The seminary has been handed over to the Auqaf department which controls the religious properties, Dawn reported.
The paper reported that the provincial government las Friday directed the Auqaf department to take control of the seminaries.
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