KARACHI (Pakistan) - MORE than 100 children have rallied against the United Nations for branding the Pakistani charity that runs their schools a terrorist front.

The girls and boys protesting on Wednesday in Karachi claim the UN's move is hampering their studies.

One young protester held a sign addressed to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that said, 'Uncle Ban Ki-moon, please don't scare me.'

India blames Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba for November's assault in Mumbai that killed more than 160 people.

The UN soon afterward said the Jamaat-ud-Dawa charity was simply a front for Lashkar.

Pakistan has since shut scores of the charity's offices. That has upset many of its beneficiaries, leading to several protests. -- AP