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====Sipah-e-Sahaba==== [[Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan]] (SSP) is a banned Pakistani militant organization, and a formerly registered Pakistani political party. Established in the early 1980s in [[Jhang]] by the militant leader [[Haq Nawaz Jhangvi]], its stated goal is primarily to deter major [[Shiite]] influence in Pakistan in the wake of the [[Iranian Revolution]].<ref name="Raman"/><ref name="UNHCR"/> The organization was banned by President [[Pervez Musharraf]] in 2002 as being a [[List of designated terrorist groups|terrorist group]] under the [[Anti-terrorism legislation#Pakistan|Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997]].<ref name="Raman">B. Raman, [http://isianalysis.blogspot.com/2009/04/musharrafs-ban-analysis-18-1-2002.html "Musharraf's Ban: An Analysis"], ''South Asia Analysis Group '', Paper no. 395, 18 January 2002</ref><ref name="UNHCR">[http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,IRBC,,PAK,,440ed73f34,0.html "Pakistan: The Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP), including its activities and status"], Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 26 July 2005</ref> In October 2000 [[Masood Azhar]], another militant leader, and founder of [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] (JeM), was quoted as saying that "Sipah-e-Sahaba stands shoulder to shoulder with Jaish-e-Muhammad in Jehad."<ref name=satp>{{Cite web |url=https://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/terroristoutfits/Ssp.htm |title=Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, Terrorist Group of Pakistan |website=www.satp.org}}</ref> A leaked U.S. diplomatic cable described JeM as "another SSP breakaway Deobandi organization."<ref name=cable>{{cite news |title=2009: Southern Punjab extremism battle between haves and have-nots |date=2011-05-22 |work=Dawn |location=Pakistan |url=http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/22/2009-southern-punjab-extremism-battle-between-haves-and-have-nots.html }}</ref>
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