Pak govt to ban Islamic State, other outfits as part of new anti-terror strategy

As part of the Pakistan government's initiative to root out terrorism, the country's top security agencies are making a list of militant organisations that are to be banned.

According to the list, the Islamic State (IS), known as Daish in Arabic - a militant outfit that has made significant strides in parts of Syria and Iraq - is likely to be proscribed in Pakistan, the Express Tribune reported.

The report quoted an unnamed security official as saying that Pakistan was in the process of banning IS in the country in the wake if the threat posed by the terror group.

Earlier, a pamphlet, ascribed to the Islamic State (IS) distributed in Wana area of South Waziristan, reportedly sought the support of local tribesmen and warned them against spying for the United States.

While extending support to IS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the pamphlet vowed to clear Wana of U.S. supporters spying on the "holy fighters." It also warned locals against supporting and facilitating US drone strikes which have killed several Taliban and Al Qaeda jihadis since 2007, reported the Dawn.

Although the Pakistani government has denied the presence of the militant group in the nation, yet IS' name has popped up several times in Pakistan in recent weeks.