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French government on Friday said that it has decided to freeze the assets of Jaish-e-Mohammed Chief Masood Azhar.

A Joint Press Release from The Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, The Ministry of Economy and Finance and The Ministry of the Interior said that they will discuss putting Masood Azhar on a European Union list of people suspected of being involved in terrorist acts.

The statement was also placed on twitter by French Ambassador to India, Alexandre ziegler, “A deadly attack took place in Pulwama on 14th February 2019, claiming over 40 victims from the Indian police forces. The Jaish-e-Mohammed, which the United Nations has deemed to be a terrorist organization since 2001, has claimed responsibility for this attack.”

France has always been and always will be by India’s side in the fight against terrorism. France has decided to sanction Masood Azhar at the national level by freezing his assets in application of the Monetary and Financial Code

A joint decree of the Ministries of the Interior, and Economy and Finance was published today in the Official Gazette

“We will raise this issue with our European partners with a view to including Masood Azhar on the European Union list of persons, groups and entities involved in terrorist acts, based on this decree,” the statement said.

By Sai Kumar