Pakistan has urged the United Nations to investigate the sources of financing of the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and how they acquired advanced military equipment, stressing that they could soon pose a global terrorist threat, The Express Tribune reported.
The United States has announced the designation of Ansarallah, also known as the Houthis, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in response to their continuing threats and attacks.
As per the official statement, the designation will take effect 30 days from now and allow the US to ensure robust humanitarian carve-outs are in place so its action targets the Houthis and not the people of Yemen.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday charge-sheeted one of the two members of the ISIS Jharkhand module arrested last year, as part of the agency's crackdown on the proscribed global terrorist organisation.
In a significant revelation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said that the members of the Maharashtra Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror module had been sharing "DIY (Do It Yourself) kits" with their contacts committed to propagating the extremist and violen
"KSS terrorist activity has threatened the lives of both US and Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS personnel in Iraq and Syria," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
Tuesday's actions were the latest penal measures taken in response to the October 7 Hamas attack against Israel, and both the designation and sanctions are intended to imped individuals' and organisations' access to resources and funding.
The report also notes that there was evidence that several global terrorist entities are using the TTP as cover to evade restrictions of the Afghan Taliban, adding that greater restrictions over such groups could push them to join Islamic State of Khorasan (ISKP).
In a stern response to China's move at a high-level summit, India without naming its neighbouring country said it "had strong reasons to believe that something was genuinely wrong in the global sanctions regime as manifested in the Security Council."
"There is a very robust defence cooperation with India. We are working and will continue to work to see if we can improve and deepen the defence cooperation with India," US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said.
China has blocked a proposal by India and the United States at the United Nations to designate Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Sajid Mir, wanted for his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, as a global terrorist.