The United Nations Security Council has placed sanctions on Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the front organization of banned Lashkar-e-Toiba, declaring it a terrorist organization.
Imposing the sanctions, the Council asked all member States to freeze their assets and imposed travel ban and arms embargo against them.
The decision was taken late Wednesday by the Council's committee on Al-Qaeda and Taliban which put JuD and four individuals on the Consolidated List of persons and entities connected with al Qaeda and Taliban.
"These actions will limit the ability of known terrorists to travel, acquire weapons, plan, carry out, or raise funds for new terrorist attacks," a UN spokesman said.