US sanctions ex-Harkatul Mujahideen chief, two other Pakistanis

The treasury department has also removed 18 individuals and entities from the sanctions list


Web Desk October 01, 2014

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Department on Tuesday added three Pakistani nationals and one Pakistani entity to its terror lwatch ist, including Harkatul Mujahideen founder Fazlur Rehman Khalil.


According to an announcement updating the Treasury Department's list for specially designated nationals (SDN) the three individuals added to the SDN list include Harakatul Mujahideen's founder Fazlur Rehman Khalil.

Others sanctioned include Muhammad Naeem Sheikh linked to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Umair Naeem Sheikh linked to Abdul Hameed Shahabuddin.

Abdul Hameed Shahabuddin group has also been sanctioned.

US treasury office of foreign assets control regularly updates a list of specially designated nationals SDNs. The list includes all terrorist groups and organisations, drug traffickers that are working for a targeted country.

The assets of these individuals are blocked in the US and US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with these persons.

The treasury department has also removed 18 individuals and entities from the list.

COMMENTS (4)

Jadugar | 10 years ago | Reply

@ !!!!!!!! Do you really think that these people kill and get killed for the sake of Islam or Kashmir !!! No, they do this for money and power, starve them of this and they will forget their religion and their Jihad

unbelievable | 10 years ago | Reply

Another Islamic Militant Group based in Pakistan - just contributes to Pakistan's poor international reputation. How about getting rid of all Islamic Militant Groups in Pakistan?

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