LeT deputy chief Abdul Rehman Makki blacklisted as ‘global terrorist’ by UN

In a significant milestone, Abdul Rehman Makki, the deputy commander of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) located in Pakistan, has been named a global terrorist by the UN, making him subject to an asset freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo.

After China lifted its hold on a joint petition by India and the US, the UN Security Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee added 68-year-old Makki, the brother-in-law of JUD/LeT Chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, to its list of designated terrorists on Monday.

In a statement explaining why Makki was added to the sanctions list, the sanctions committee stated that Makki and other LeT/JUD operatives “have been active in raising funds, recruiting and radicalising youth to violence and planning assaults in India, notably in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).”