Govt issues gazette lifting ban on Jamaat, Shibir

The interim government today lifted the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir.

The gazette notification reads, “Since there is no specific evidence of involvement of Jamaat, Shibir, and its front organisations in terrorist activities … And since the government believes that the organisations are not involved in terrorist activities.”
So, the government as per Section-18 of the Anti-Terrorism Act- 2009, has cancelled the previous circular that banned Jamaat, Shibir and its front organisations, it said.

The decision will come into effect immediately, the notification added.