New Delhi, March 11 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced on Tuesday that it has designated the Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) as an unlawful organization and imposed an immediate five-year ban on it on the grounds that it is engaged in activities that threaten the country's integrity, sovereignty, and security.

According to a notification, JKIM, under the leadership of Masroor Abbas Ansari, has been involved in supporting terrorist activities and spreading anti-India propaganda to fuel separatism in Jammu and Kashmir.

It further stated that the organization and its members have been raising funds to facilitate unlawful activities, including separatist and terrorist operations in the region.

The ban was imposed ...