WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The United States has designated Al Qaeda in Indian Sub-continent (AQIS) as a terrorist organisation and its leader Asim Umar as a global terrorist for their activities in South Asia, including an attack on a naval dockyard in Karachi and killing of bloggers in Bangladesh.
The designation announced by the State Department prohibitsAmericans from engaging in transactions with AQIS and Umar, besides freezing all of their property and interests in the US.
In addition, the consequences of AQIS’ designation include a prohibition against knowingly providing, or attempting or conspiring to provide, material . . .
