Centre bans JKDFP headed by jailed separatists Shabir Shah under UAPA

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP), led by jailed separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah was banned on Thursday for alleged anti-India and pro-Pakistan activities.
A notification on the ban was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Shah is currently lodged in a Delhi jail and was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on July 25, 2017, in a 2005 money laundering case. He is also an accused in a militant-funding case investigated by the National Investigation Agency.
The notification issued by the MHA said that the JKDFP was formed in 1998 by Shah, a prominent separatist known for his anti-India and pro-Pakistan propaganda, who had called Kashmir as a ‘dispute’ and ruled out any settlement within the framework of the Constitution of India.
It said that the members of the JKDFP have been at the forefront of secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir and want to create a separate Islamic State.
“The leader or members of the JKDFP have been involved in raising funds through various sources including Pakistan and its proxy organizations for perpetrating unlawful activities, including supporting militant activities, sustained stone-pelting on Security Forces in Jammu and Kashmir,”it added.