US blacklists Kashmir militant group Hizbul | kuwaittimes

US blacklists Kashmir militant group Hizbul

August 16, 2017 | 10:20 p.m EDT

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has added a Kashmiri militant group fighting to end Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region to several terrorism blacklists. The designation blocks any assets the group may have in US jurisdictions and bars Americans from doing business with it. The State and Treasury departments said yesterday they had designated Hizbul Mujahideen a foreign terrorist organization and also added it to list of specially designated global terrorist groups. Hizbul Mujahideen is the largest of Kashmir’s militant groups. Its founder, Syed Salahuddin, was designated a terrorist by the US in June, ahead of a visit to Washington by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Salahuddin has vowed to continue fighting until India relinquishes control of Kashmir.

August 16, 2017 10:20 PM

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