The federal government has included Baloch Raji Ajoi Sangar (BRAS) and Hizb-ul-Ahrar (HuA) in the national list of proscribed organisations. According to the Interior Ministry's list available at National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) website, 73 organisations/ splinter outfits including Hizb-ul-Ahrar, BRAS, Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) (Afghanistan), Sipah-i-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP), Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) and Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) are proscribed under the section 11-B-(1) r/w Schedule-I, Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.

According to the list, two organisations including Ghulaman-e-Sahaba (GS), Maymar Trust, Sachal Sarmast Welfare Trust, Karachi and Al-Jaza Patients Welfare Society and Karachi Trust have been put under watch by the Ministry of Interior under the section 11-D-(1) r/w Schedule-II, Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.

Another two organisations Al-Akbar Trust and Al-Rashid Trust are enlisted under the UN Security Council Resolution 1267. The process of maintaining a list of proscribed organisations had been started on August 14, 2001.

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