WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is blacklisting the new leader of a Pakistan-based group that has carried out terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The State Department announced Tuesday that it had added Bahawal Khan’s name to its list of specially designated global terrorists. That step freezes any assets he may have in U.S. jurisdictions and bars Americans from any transactions with him.

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