New Delhi

The Centre on Friday declared People's Anti-Fascist-Front (PAFF), a proxy outfit of banned terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and all its manifestations and front organisations as a 'terrorist' organization under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.

The PAFF emerged in the year 2019 as a proxy outfit of JeM.

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) made the declaration through a notification, pointing out that "PAFF regularly issues threats to Indian security forces, political leaders, civilians working in Jammu-Kashmir from other states".

As per the MHA, PAFF along with other organisations is involved in "conspiring pro-actively physically and in social media to undertake violent terrorist acts and Jammu Kashmir and other major cities in India".

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"The PAFF along with other organisations is indulging in the radicalization of impressionable youth for the purpose of recruitment and training in handling guns, ammunition, and explosives," said the MHA.