Hizb-ul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin addresses a gathering in Muzaffarabad, PoK, in September 2011. AP Hizb-ul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin addresses a gathering in Muzaffarabad, PoK, in September 2011. Under the US Executive Order 13224, an individual or group is placed under the category of Special Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). This is the first time a Kashmiri militant has been designated a “global terrorist”. India had sought the UNSC’s global terrorist designation for JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar and Salahuddin but the move was blocked by China.

Source: Indian Express June 27, 2017 20:48 UTC