Pakistan plans takeover of charities run by Islamist figure
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PAKISTAN'S government plans to seize control of charities and financial assets linked to Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, whom Washington has designated a terrorist, according to officials and documents reviewed by Reuters.
Pakistan's civilian government detailed its plans in a secret order to various provincial and federal government departments on Dec 19, three officials who attended one of several high-level meeting discussing the crackdown told Reuters.
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