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Difa-e-Pakistan: Religious right delivers verbal punches at rally
Anti-terror court acquits ASWJ leader Aurangzeb Farooqi
Banned outfits in Pakistan operate openly on Facebook
One-hour protest: Group formerly known as ‘Sipah-e-Sahaba’ issues warnings over activist killings
Pakistan’s new far right: Mainstreaming the hardliners
Government bans Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat, claims report
The split in Jhang
Hardline cleric with links to banned group wins by-poll in Pakistan
An unholy alliance
New leader: Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat elects new president
Allama Muhammad Ahmed Ludhyanvi has been elected the president of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) for next 3 years.
Difa-e-Pakistan: Religious right delivers verbal punches at rally
KARACHI: The city may be run by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the ground opposite Mazaar-e-Quaid...
Anti-terror court acquits ASWJ leader Aurangzeb Farooqi
An anti-terrorism court in Sargodha on Friday acquitted Maulana Aurangzeb Farooqi, a leader of the proscribed Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) formerly Sipah-e-...
Banned outfits in Pakistan operate openly on Facebook
Activity of 41 sectarian, terrorist, anti-state organisations is accessible to every user on the social network.
One-hour protest: Group formerly known as ‘Sipah-e-Sahaba’ issues warnings over activist killings
By the end of the one-hour protest against the recent murders of seven activists, a crowd of at least 400 people had amassed on the street outside the press...
Pakistan’s new far right: Mainstreaming the hardliners
A number of far-right religious parties have run credible campaigns in Pakistani by-elections, raising fears that religious hardliners – some associated with...
Government bans Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat, claims report
The Government of Pakistan has banned the Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat (ASWJ), the religious organisation known previously to be operating as the Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP...
The split in Jhang
By the time we went to press, we were a day away from voters casting their ballot in a closely watched by-election for what is possibly one...
Hardline cleric with links to banned group wins by-poll in Pakistan
ASWJ was formed after the government slapped a ban on Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ).
An unholy alliance
Punjab is unwilling to act against the LeJ because PML-N has an electoral alliance with ASWJ, alleged killers of Shias.
Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) / Sipah‑e‑Sahaba (SSP)
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Sunni sectarian organization historically associated with anti‑Shia activity and sectarian politics in Pakistan organizational structure and leadership have been fluid and contested, and the group has been designated or proscribed at times.