<span style="color: #222222;">French has decided to freeze the assets of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar. <br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A joint statement issued by the French interior ministry, finance ministry and foreign ministry added that France would discuss putting Azhar on a EU list of people suspected of being involved in terrorism.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Pakistan is under pressure from global powers to act against groups carrying out attacks in India, including JeM, which claimed responsibility for the February 14 attack in Pulwama that killed 40 CRPF personnel. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">India has welcomed the decision taken by France to sanction Jaish-e-Mohammed Chief Masood Azhar. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a tweet, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, Azhar who is a Pakistan-based and his outfit is UN proscribed terrorist organisation who is responsible for the Pulwama terrorist attack.</span><br />''  <br />