US designates Jamaat­-ur­Ahrar as terror group, imposes sanctions

ISLAMABAD : The United States has added the Pakistani militant group Jamaat-ur-Ahrar to its list of global terrorists, triggering sanctions against the organisation

ISLAMABAD : The United States has added the Pakistani militant group Jamaat-ur-Ahrar to its list of global terrorists, triggering sanctions against the organisation that had staged multiple attacks on civilians, religious minorities and soldiers. Jamaat-ur-Ahrar claimed responsibility for at least five major attacks in Pakistan since December, including the Easter Sunday bombing in a public park that killed 70 people in the eastern city of Lahore. It is a splinter faction of the Pakistani Taliban movement that has also declared loyalty to Islamic State’s leadership in the Middle East. The group also claimed responsibility for the killing of two Pakistani employees of the US Consulate in the northwestern city of Peshawar in early March. The designation announced on Wednesday means anyone who supports Jamaat-ur-Ahrar could have their assets frozen by the US government.

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