Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the government to declare the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) a terror group and ban its affiliated schools in the country.
The court directed the Interior Ministry to declare FETO-linked Pak-Turk International Cag Education Foundation (PTICEF) a "proscribed organization" and include its name in the list of terrorist outfit, Anadolu Agency reported.
A bench of the apex court also ordered to hand over FETO’s "all the movable and immovable assets", schools, colleges, education centers and other similar entities to Turkiye Maarif Foundation.
In addition, the court directed the country’s financial institutions to immediately freeze the bank accounts of FETO-linked foundation and give custody of the such assets to Turkiye Maarif Foundation.
The Supreme Court’s verdict also directed police and other law enforcement agencies to extend full support to Turkiye Maarif Foundation in taking control of the education institutions.
