New Delhi: India on Friday said the Islamic charity banned by the United Nations has assumed a new name and it was Pakistan’s responsibility to ensure the group doesn’t operate.
“When LeT (Lashkar-e-Toiba) was banned, it came up as Jamaat-ud-Dawa. Now it has been banned. It (JuD) might have taken another name; this is the pattern we have noticed in Pakistan," said External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
"It is the responsibility of Pakistan government to stop activities of these banned organisations in any form, in any name, in any shape," he said.
Mukherjee's statement came after reports that the JuD had renamed itself as 'Tehreek-e-Hurmat-e-Rasool' (Movement for Defending the Honour of God) to avoid sanctions, which Pakistan is obliged to impose.
Pakistan is a party to various international conventions, including SAARC Convention against terrorism of 1987 and the special protocol of 2004 of SAARC countries. Mukherjee said if Pakistan does not comply with the UNSC ban, it is for the international community to "take appropriate action".
He said India has asked Pakistan to fulfill these commitments and take action against terror groups and bring to book perpetrators of November 26 attacks.
Earlier on Friday, Defence Minister A K Antony dismissed Pakistan's efforts to crack down on militants in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, saying that dozens of terrorist groups remain active in the country.
"I do not think there is any noticeable change in the attitude of Pakistan," A K Antony told reporters. "Statements are not important. Actions are important. They have to prove by their action."
Pakistan claims to have arrested at least two men accused by India of planning the attacks on India's financial capital and launched a nationwide crackdown on JuD, which is believed to be front group for Lashkar-e-Toiba.
The militant outfit is blamed for the three-day siege that killed 164 people and revealed deep flaws in the country's security services.
(With inputs from PTI and AP)
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