Pakistan issues order to freeze assets of JeM chief Masood Azhar, impose travel ban | World News, The Indian Express

Pakistan issues order to freeze assets of JeM chief Masood Azhar, impose travel ban | World News, The Indian Express

By Express Web Desk |New Delhi |Updated: May 3, 2019 4:52:23 pm

Pakistan issues order to freeze assets of JeM chief Masood Azhar, impose travel ban

The Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) ordered all non-banking financial institutions and regulating authorities on Thursday to block all investment accounts of Masood Azhar,

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar was designated as a global terrorist by UNSC.

Two days after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) designated Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar as a ‘global terrorist’, Pakistan issued an official order to freeze the assets of and impose a travel ban on the JeM chief, reported PTI. Pakistan-based Azhar is also banned from selling or purchasing arms and ammunition.