Canada has banned only two groups, Babbar Khalsa International and the International Sikh Youth Federation, even after India s recommendation of five pro-Khalistan groups that operate under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. According to the home ministry, ISYF was first proscribed under the Prevention of Terrorism Act on March 22, 2002. The ministry added that nearly 11 pro-Khalistan leaders are active in Canada, Pakistan and Europe, including Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on August 25 issued a proclamation notice against KZF chief Ranjeet Singh Neeta and asked him to surrender.
Over decades, especially during the terror movement in Punjab, BKI has been repsonsible for hundreds of killings of innocent people and government officials, but its most heinous act of terror was the bombing of an Air India flight over the Atlantic Ocean in 1985 with 329 people on board, most of them Canadians.