<span style="color: #222222;">United Nations has declared Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Noor Wali Mehsud as a global terrorist. The&nbsp;UN&nbsp;has blacklisted Mehsud for participating in the financing, planning and perpetrating acts on behalf of and in support of entities associated with al-Qaeda.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The UN Security Council's 1267 ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee added Mehsud to the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List subjecting the Pakistani national to an assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo. In June 2018, Mehsud was named the leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), following the death of former TTP leader Maulana Fazlullah. The TTP was blacklisted by the UN on July 29, 2011 for its association with al-Qaeda.</span>
News On AIR | July 18, 2020 8:16 AM
UN declares Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Noor Wali Mehsud as global terrorist