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Pakistani Organization Renames, Fearing Inclusion in U.S. Terrorist List
Thursday, October 11, 2001
(18:42 GMT)
By Rasheed Omar / Islam Online

KARACHI, Pakistan -- Source
Jesh-i-Muhammad, a Muslim organization fighting Indian rule in occupied Kashmir, has re-launched its organizational set-up under the name of Tehrik-al-Furqan.

The move came after the organization feared its possible inclusion on the U.S. State Department's list of terrorist groups, sources said here Thursday.

State Department spokesperson Richard Boucher said Wednesday that the administration was concerned over the alleged "terrorist" activities of Jesh-I-Muhammad and is considering including it on the terrorist list.

Religious scholar Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai has been nominated as patron-in-chief of the newly formed Tehrik-al-Furqan, while Mualana Mazhar Shah, a central Jesh leader, will hold the post of convener of the newly launched group.

Mufti Shamzai, considered a staunch supporter of the Taliban, had declared an "opening of jihad [struiggle]" against U.S. troops.
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