NEW DELHI: Under a new law, New Delhi has declared Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed as terrorists.
The Indian home ministry took the decision under the amended Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, which empowers the government to designate an individual as a terrorist if he is found committing, preparing for, promoting or involved in an act of terror.
The designation can lead to their arrest, a freezing of assets and a ban on leaving the country.
In a post shared on Twitter, in-charge of South Asia affairs at the US State Department Alice G. Wells commended India for utilising legal authorities to designate “four notorious terrorists”.
