The US today designated Pakistan-based Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin as a specially designated global terrorist. <br/><br/>The move by the US state department came just hours before the first meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump at the White House. <br/><br/>The move has been welcomed by India which said it underlines quite strongly that both the countries face threat of terrorism. <br/><br/>Speaking to media in Washington, MEA Spokesperson Gopal Baglay said, it vindicate India's longest-standing position that cross border terrorism behind disturbance created in Kashmir. <br/><br/>He said, the outfits that Syed Salahuddin leads, they have perpetuated, from the territory of Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

The US today designated Pakistan-based Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin as a specially designated global terrorist. <br/><br/>The move by the US state department came just hours before the first meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump at the White House. <br/><br/>The move has been welcomed by India which said it underlines quite strongly that both the countries face threat of terrorism. <br/><br/>Speaking to media in Washington, MEA Spokesperson Gopal Baglay said, it vindicate India's longest-standing position that cross border terrorism behind disturbance created in Kashmir. <br/><br/>He said, the outfits that Syed Salahuddin leads, they have perpetuated, from the territory of Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

The US State Department today designated Pakistan-based Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin as a specially designated global terrorist. <br/><br/>The move comes just hours before the first meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump at the White House. <br/><br/>As a consequence of this designation, US persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with Salahuddin and all of Salahuddin's property and interests in property subject to United States jurisdiction are blocked. <br/><br/>The State Department in a notification said Salahuddin has committed, or poses a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism. <br/>'<br/>India has welcomed the US move to designate Syed Salahuddin as global terrorist. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay said that India welcomes this notification and it underlines also quite strongly that both India and the US face threat of terrorism.

The US State Department today designated Syed Salahuddin, the head of Kashmiri group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, as a specially designated global terrorist. <br/><br/>The move comes just hours before the first meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump at the White House. <br/><br/>As a consequence of this designation, US persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with Salahuddin and all of Salahuddin's property and interests in property subject to United States jurisdiction are blocked. <br/><br/>The State Department in a notification said Salahuddin has committed, or poses a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism. <br/><br/>India has welcomed the US move to designate Syed Salahuddin as global terrorist. <br/><br/>Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay said that India welcomes this notification and it underlines also quite strongly that both India and the US face threat of terrorism.