1.   Unlike the banned groups it had a large membership and was represented in several state legislatures.

2.   Faruqi is believed to be a member of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, a banned Islamic extremist group with ties to Al Qaeda.

3.   Gill, the Punjab police commander, named two banned Sikh militant groups, the Khalistan Liberation Front and the Babbar Khalsa, as suspects in the bombing.

4.   In recent days, diplomats and Pakistani intelligence officials have expressed the fear that the banned groups were putting their operations back together and further terrorist attacks were likely.

5.   In the neighborhood called Chahalabandi Chowk, the offices of several banned groups were recently emptied.

6.   It has ties to the banned radical Kach group, founded by the late Rabbi Meir Kahane.

7.   Kent said some banned groups may soon be restored.

8.   Members of the banned groups reacted with outrage on Saturday, with some calling Musharraf a puppet of America and the enemy of Islam.

9.   On Tuesday, U.S. immigration authorities in Guam released Zhang Hongbao, the leader of a banned Chinese spiritual group, pending his appeal for asylum.