US puts TTP leader on terror list

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday placed an alleged leader in the Pakistani Taliban movement, Qari Hussain, on a terrorism blacklist.

"This action will help stem the flow of finances to Hussain by blocking all property subject to US jurisdiction in which Hussain has an interest and prohibiting all transactions by US persons with Hussain," the State Department said in a statement.

The US government said that the group helmed by Hussain, Tehrik-E Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is "notorious for recruiting and training men of all ages as suicide bombers."

"Hussain has gained particular notoriety for his heavy recruitment of children," the State Department said.

Placing him on the terror list blocks "all property subject to US jurisdiction in which Hussain has an interest," and prohibits "all transactions by US persons with Hussain," the statement added.