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US Names Kashmir's Largest Armed Group Hizbul Mujahideen As 'Terrorist' Group

Darpan News Desk IANS, 17 Aug, 2017 11:18 AM
    The US decision to declare Hizbul Mujahideen as a terror organisation led by an internationally recognised terrorist is "well deserved and long overdue", the Union Home Ministry said on Thursday.
     
    Highly placed Ministry officials, who did not want to be named, told IANS that the Home Ministry has welcomed the US Department of State's step designating Hizbul Mujahideen a foreign terrorist organization as "well deserved and long overdue decision".
     
    The US State Department in an order on Wednesday designated Hizbul Mujahideen as a foreign terrorist organisation under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224.
     
    "These designations seek to deny Hizbul Mujahideen the resources it needs to carry out terrorist attacks," said the State Department statement while reminding US citizens that they were prohibited from engaging in any transactions with the group.
     
    Formed in 1989, Hizbul Mujahideen is one of the largest and oldest militant groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir. The group is led by Specially Designated Global Terrorist Mohammad Yusuf Shah, also known as Syed Salahuddin. 
     
    The terrorist organisation has claimed responsibility for several attacks including the April 2014 explosive attack in Jammu and Kashmir which injured 17 people.
     
     
    US decision to label Hizbul Mujahideen a terrorist group is saddening: Pakistan
     
     
    Addressing a weekly media briefing, Pakistani FO spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said that Kashmiris' struggle for their right to self-determination has been rightfully continuing for the past 70 years.
     
    He said Indian occupation forces had used excessive force against people in India-held Kashmir and they are "continuing to do so".
     
    The US has always appreciated Pakistan's sacrifices in counter-terrorism efforts, the spokesman said, adding that the US government has repeatedly said that it appreciates its relations with Pakistan.
     
     
    He further said that the primary issue in Pakistan-India relations is that of Kashmir "which has to be resolved through dialogue".
     
    The blacklisting of Hizbul Mujahideen further increases US pressure on Pakistan to do more about tightening the screws on terrorist groups that allegedly use its territory for launching cross-border attacks in Afghanistan and India-held Kashmir.
     
    The US Department of State announced on Wednesday that it had designated Hizbul Mujahideen — also known as HM — as a foreign terrorist organisation and as a specially designated global terrorist.
     
    “These designations seek to deny HM the resources it needs to carry out terrorist attacks,” said the State Department while reminding US citizens that they were now prohibited from engaging in any transactions with the group.
     
    Formed in 1989, HM is one of the largest and oldest militant groups of Kashmir. The US has already declared its leader Mohammad Yusuf Shah, better known as Syed Salah­uddin, a specially designated global terrorist.

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