WASHINGTON: The United States administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Pakistan-based terrorist organisations and a key leader of recent attacks in Mumbai.
The Treasury Department said it targeted the financial and support networks of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM). It also took action against Azam Cheema, saying he had helped train operatives for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and was the “mastermind” behind the July 2006 Mumbai train bombings carried out by Lashkar.
The sanctions ban all transactions with US citizens and companies and freezes any of the targets’ assets under the US jurisdiction.
