Ansar ul-Islam (Pakistan)
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| Ansar ul Islam | |
|---|---|
| Founding leader | Saif-ur-Rehman |
| Leaders | Qazi Mehboob-ul-Haq |
| Foundation | 2004 |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Ideology | Barelvi'ism Islamism |
| Status | Inactive |
| Opponents | |
| Battles and wars | Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Designated as terrorists by | |
Ansar ul-Islam was a Barelvi Sunni Islamist militant group which operated in North-west Pakistan. It was founded in 2004 by Pir Saif-ur Rehman, an Afghan Sufi preacher, influenced by the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam.[1] The group was a rival to Lashkar-e-Islam.[2][3]
By 2013n the group was being led by Qazi Mehboob-ul-Haq.[1]
The group was banned by the Pakistani government in June 2008,[4] and the ban was renewed in Pakistan's 2014 National Internal Security Policy.[5]
