The US Wednesday (August 16)&nbsp;designated Kashmiri terrorist&nbsp;outfit Hizbul Mujahideen as a &quot;foreign terrorist organisation&quot;, nearly two months after declaring the group&#39;s Pakistan-based chief Syed Salahuddin as a global terrorist.

The designation, which slaps a series of US sanctions on the outfit, came against the backdrop of upsurge in the terror activities of the terrorist&nbsp;group in Kashmir in recent months.

&quot;These designations seek to deny Hizbul Mujahideen the resources it needs to carry out terrorist attacks,&quot; the State Department said in a statement.

Among other consequences, all of Hizbul Mujahideen&#39;s property and interests in property subject to US jurisdiction are blocked, and US persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with the group.

The US decision marks a severe blow to Pakistan which has been projecting the terrorist&nbsp;group as a voice of the&nbsp;Kashmiri people.

Pakistan&#39;s powerful Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif have repeatedly praised Hizbul&#39;s&nbsp;slain commander Burhan Wani who was killed in July last year in an encounter in Kashmir.

Formed in 1989, Hizbul Mujahideen is one of the largest and oldest terrorist&nbsp;outfits&nbsp;operating in Kashmir. 
 
Hizbul Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for several attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.

The State Department said terrorism designations expose and isolate organisations and individuals, and deny them access to the US financial system. Moreover, designations can assist the law enforcement activities of US agencies and other governments, it said.&nbsp; 
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The US designation comes nearly two months after declaring the group's Pakistan-based chief Syed Salahuddin as a global terrorist

The US Wednesday (August 16) designated Kashmiri terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen as a "foreign terrorist organisation", nearly two months after declaring the group's Pakistan-based chief Syed Salahuddin as a global terrorist. The designation, which slaps a series of US sanctions on the outfit, came against the backdrop of upsurge in the terror activities of the terrorist group in Kashmir in recent months. "These designations seek to deny Hizbul Mujahideen the resources it needs to carry out terrorist attacks," the State Department said in a statement. Among other consequences, all of Hizbul Mujahideen's property and interests in property subject to US jurisdiction are blocked, and US persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with the group. The US decision marks a severe blow to Pakistan which has been projecting the terrorist group as a voice of the Kashmiri people. Pakistan's powerful Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif have repeatedly praised Hizbul's slain commander Burhan Wani who was killed in July last year in an encounter in Kashmir. Formed in 1989, Hizbul Mujahideen is one of the largest and oldest terrorist outfits operating in Kashmir. Hizbul Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for several attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. The State Department said terrorism designations expose and isolate organisations and individuals, and deny them access to the US financial system. Moreover, designations can assist the law enforcement activities of US agencies and other governments, it said.

US designates Hizbul Mujahideen 'foreign terrorist organisation'

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US designates Hizbul Mujahideen 'foreign terrorist organisation'