Ansarul Sharia Pakistan
| Ansarul Sharia Pakistan | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Sheheryar aka Abdullah Hashmi (POW) |
| Dates of operation | February 2017 - May 2019 |
| Allegiance | Al-Qaeda |
| Active regions | Karachi |
| Ideology | Islamism Islamic extremism Qutbism Anti-Secularism Anti-Liberalism |
| Allies | al-Qaeda Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Pakistani Taliban |
| Battles and wars | War on terror |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | Pakistan |
Ansarul Sharia Pakistan (Urdu: انصار الشیعیعہ جماعات; ASP) was an Islamist militant group based in Karachi, Pakistan. The organization was founded in February 2017. The group was known for committing many attacks, at one point it was performing attacks on a weekly basis. The group claimed that it had recruited members from South Punjab, Balochistan, and Waziristan. The group had also claimed to have ties to Al-Qaeda.