Pakistan bars Hafiz Saeed's party from contesting elections
Pakistan's Electoral Commission on Wednesday barred 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's political party, Milli Muslim League (MML), from contesting elections. The Commission cited a government recommendation that MML was "affiliated" with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and that such groups could cause violence and extremism in politics. However, the MML said it would challenge the decision.