A new report suggests concerns about candidates from Pakistan Markazi Muslim League, alleging ties to Hafiz Saeed and banned groups. Saeed's son, Talha Saeed, is reportedly contesting elections. The report addresses the broader issue of radical groups' mainstreaming in Pakistani politics. International calls to address settler violence in the West Bank and Canada's plan to sanction Israeli settlers are highlighted.
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00:00 A recent BBC Urdu report has raised concerns about certain candidates nominated by the
00:07 Pakistan's Markaz-e-Muslim League, alleging connections to Hafiz Saeed and associates
00:13 with banned groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jamaat-ul-Dawa and Mili Muslim League.
00:19 Hafiz Saeed, currently imprisoned in Lahore, faces a 31-year sentence for terrorism financing.
00:25 The report suggests that Saeed's son, Talha Saeed, is contesting election from Markaz-e-Muslim
00:31 League with other nominees linked to the previously banned parties.
00:34 And so, the analysts are now arguing that the Markaz-e-Muslim League is perceived as
00:38 Hafiz Saeed's new organisation, a new political face.
00:43 The report also addresses the broader issue of mainstreaming radical groups in Pakistan's
00:47 political landscape.
00:49 For the unaware, Hafiz Saeed, designated a global terrorist by the United Nations in
00:53 2008, has faced extradition requests from India.
00:57 His son, Talha Saeed, is reportedly contesting the National Assembly constituency NA-122
01:02 in Lahore.
01:04 The party denies any affiliation with Saeed's organisation, but reports suggest otherwise.
01:11 Several leaders of the party are actually tied to Jamaat-ul-Dawal, which tried to participate
01:15 in the 2018 election through the Mili Muslim League, which was subsequently banned by the
01:20 Election Commission of Pakistan.
01:22 The party candidates then participated under the new banner of Allahu Akbar Tehreek, but
01:27 saw a very limited success.
01:29 While Mili Muslim League is not officially banned in Pakistan, the US Treasury Department
01:33 designated it as a terrorist organisation back in 2018 already, with seven members labelled
01:38 as global terrorists.
01:40 Four of these individuals are now reportedly nominated by the Markaz-e-Muslim League for
01:43 seats in Punjab and Sindh assemblies.
01:46 And now, this party is set to fight in the elections.
01:49 And if Markaz-e-Muslim wins the election, it will be an alarming condition as legitimate
01:54 extremists will be ruling Pakistan, which is already known for harbouring terrorists.
01:59 The world stands at a very critical juncture because the Pakistan elections are set to
02:04 rewrite the history of several things in the world.
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