Islamabad: Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has signed an ordinance aimed at reigning in individuals and organisations like the LeT, Al-Qaeda and Taliban, which have been banned by the UN Security Council, a media report said on Monday.
The ordinance amends a section of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), enabling the authorities to take action against the UNSC-proscribed individuals and terror outfits, like sealing their offices and freezing their bank accounts.
The sources in the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) confirmed the new move, saying the ministries of interior, finance and foreign affairs, as well as NACTA’s Counter Financing of Terrorism (CFT) wing, are working together on the matter, Pakistan media reported.
