Modi govt declared the Hizb-ut-Tahrir organization as a terrorist organization on Thursday, saying it is involved in various acts of terror, including radicalizing the gullible youths to join terrorist organization
Essentially, Pakistani journalist used a 2012 news about a Haqqani Network terrorist being removed from the blacklist after he was declared dead to claim the Islamist group itself has been removed from the blacklist.
Hafiz Saeed's bank accounts are frozen by the Pakistani government complying with the UNSC resolution. Pakistan had requested the UN to let Hafiz Saeed withdraw PKR 1,50,000 (approximately $1,000) to cover necessary basic living expenses for him and his family.
In a tweet, the United States Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) commended India for utilising the new legal authority to "designate four notorious terrorists".
Digvijay Singh, who had earlier doubted the Balakot airstrikes and had peddled the 'Hindu Terror' narrative, goes on to cast aspersions on the UN ban on Masood Azhar too.