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US stiffens crackdown on Pak-based militant groups
Washington, Dec 24: The United States has stiffened its crackdown on Pakistan-based militant groups Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, active in Jammu and Kashmir, and targeted alternate names the groups have used in a bid to evade authorities.
Washington, Dec 24: The United States has stiffened its crackdown on Pakistan-based militant groups Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, active in Jammu and Kashmir, and targeted alternate names the groups have used in a bid to evade authorities.
Washington originally designated Lashkar and Jaish as terrorist groups under US law in October, 2001, in the early stage of its campaign against global terrorism.
Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday renewed the designation, due to expire later this month, in the federal register, a gazette of government business.
Each group has been blamed for attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. India also accused them of involvement in an attack on Parliament.
The 36 groups designated by the United States as foreign terrorist organisations face a range of sanctions, including a travel ban on their members entering the united states.
Americans are also prohibited from forming any economic relationships with members of targeted groups, which are liable to have their assets in US financial institutions frozen.
"As we carry on the global campaign against terrorism, we hope this list will help to isolate these terrorist organisations, to choke off their sources of financial support, and to prevent their members' movement across international borders," said State Department spokesman Richard Boucher in a statement. Bureau Report
Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday renewed the designation, due to expire later this month, in the federal register, a gazette of government business.
Each group has been blamed for attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. India also accused them of involvement in an attack on Parliament.
The 36 groups designated by the United States as foreign terrorist organisations face a range of sanctions, including a travel ban on their members entering the united states.
Americans are also prohibited from forming any economic relationships with members of targeted groups, which are liable to have their assets in US financial institutions frozen.
"As we carry on the global campaign against terrorism, we hope this list will help to isolate these terrorist organisations, to choke off their sources of financial support, and to prevent their members' movement across international borders," said State Department spokesman Richard Boucher in a statement. Bureau Report