The UN Security Council has put the Tehrik-E-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on its international anti-terrorism sanctions list. The militant group has been blamed for attacks that have left hundreds dead in Pakistan. The group was also linked to an attempted bombing in Times Square, New York last year. The Pakistani Taliban was formally established in 2007, and is headed by Hakimullah Mehsud. The decision to target the Pakistani Taliban comes at a time when the UN is seeking to encourage the Afghan Taliban to pursue peace talks with the Afghan Government. The UN anti-terrorism blacklist imposes a set of financial and travel bans aimed at restraining capacity of the extremist groups to strike.