India demanded listing Azhar after the Pulwama attack of February 14 that New Delhi had traced to the Jaish-e-Mohammad which is led by Azhar. The spokesperson reiterated that the aim of the campaign was to get Azhar designated as a global terrorist which had been achieved. Frankly they have no choice,” he said explaining that the terror attack in Pulwama had played a role in the ultimate listing. The MEA’s statement clarified that the listing resulted from years of terrorism and violent plots traced to Azhar who operates from Pakistan. In compliance with the UN listing, Pakistan issued a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) on Wednesday ordering freezing of financial assets belonging to Azhar.

Source: The Hindu May 02, 2019 11:48 UTC