LONDON – Britain on Tuesday moved to ban the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), making its membership a criminal offence and rendering illegal any attempts to raise money for the group in this country.
“I have laid an order which will proscribe the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. Proscription is a tough but necessary power to tackle terrorism and is not a course of action we take lightly,” Home Secretary Theresa May said. “Proscription means that membership of the TTP will become a criminal offence, and the organisation will not be able to lawfully operate in the UK, including by raising funds.”
