As confusion around the bail of Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi teeters back and forth, and the Jamaatud Dawa continues to hold public rallies and conferences – most recently one in Lahore on March 22, 2015, attended by leaders of religious parties and a handful of retired army generals – Pakistan’s seriousness towards its ban on militant organisations is a matter of intense debate.

Here, the Herald puts together statistics related to banned outfits in Pakistan:

Compiled from media reports

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