Pak issues order to freeze JeM chief assets

Npnews24 online, Islamabad: Pakistan has issued an official order to freeze the assets of and impose a travel ban on JeM chief Msood Azhar after the UN declared him as a ‘’global terrorist’’. Pakistan-based Azhar is also banned from selling or purchasing arms and ammunition.

Pakistan has issued an official order to freezes the assets of and impose a travel ban on JeM chief Masood Azhar after the UN declared him a ‘’global terrorist’’. Pakistan-based Azhar is also banned from selling or purchasing arms and ammunition. UN sanctions committee on the Islamic state and Al-Qaeda on Wednesday.

JeM has claimed responsibility for the Pulwama Suicide attack that killed 40 CRPF soldiers and led to a spike in military tensions between India and Pakistan.

Order no. resolution 2368 (2017) be fully implemented’’ against Azhar. The government directed officials to take actions ‘’as appropriate for the implementation of sanction’ against JeM chief.

 The UN designated Azhar as a ‘’global terrorist’’ after China lifted its hold on a proposal by the US, the UK and France to blacklist him.