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India Designates 23 Pakistan-Based Terrorists

Analysis based on 35 articles · First reported Jul 04, 2026 · Last updated Jul 05, 2026

Sentiment
-50
Attention
4
Articles
35
Market Impact
General
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Market Impact

The designation of 23 Pakistan-based individuals as terrorists by India under the UAPA is expected to have a negative impact on the financial and operational networks of terror groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba. This move empowers the India — National Investigation Agency to freeze assets and block funding, potentially disrupting terror financing and reducing the capacity for future attacks, thereby positively impacting market stability in India by reducing perceived security risks.

Government Defense
Event Summary

India's Union Home Ministry has designated 23 individuals, primarily based in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, as 'terrorists' under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). These individuals are associated with terror groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and The Resistance Front. The designated individuals include close aides of Hafiz Saeed, such as Qari Abdul Rauf and Hafiz Khalid Waleed, as well as key Jaish-e-Mohammed functionaries like Masood Ilyas Kashmiri, Mohammad Mussadiq, and Mufti Muhammad Asghar Khan. Their alleged activities range from recruiting and training militants, facilitating infiltration, providing logistical support, financing, weapons supply, drone-based delivery of weapons, and planning terror attacks in India, including the 2016 Nagrota Army camp attack and the 2022 Sunjwan attack. Six of the designated individuals are Indian nationals now operating from Pakistan. This action expands the Fourth Schedule of the UAPA, allowing agencies like the India — National Investigation Agency to freeze financial assets, block funding channels, and seize properties, aiming to dismantle cross-border terror ecosystems and strengthen India's internal security. The total number of individuals designated as terrorists under the UAPA now stands at 80.

Key Actions
100 India designated individuals terrorists
100 India — Ministry of External Affairs designated individuals terrorists
95 India designated individuals terrorists Pakistan
85 Lashkar-e-Taiba plotting IED attack India
75 Hafiz Khalid Waleed masterminded attack India
70 Mohammad Mussadiq reconnoitered
70 Mohammad Shahid Faisal handled conspiracy cases India
67 Masood Ilyas Kashmiri recruited operatives India
65 Mohammad Mussadiq supplied arms India
62 Mufti Muhammad Asghar Khan planned attack India
60 Mohammad Mussadiq recruited youth
60 Mufti Muhammad Asghar Khan runs training camps
60 Abdullah Jihadi managed launching camps
60 Firdous Ahmad Bhat supplied weapons
60 Mohammad Shahid Faisal recruited youth
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Entities Involved
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India
India has designated 23 individuals as terrorists under the UAPA, aiming to strengthen its internal and territorial security by disrupting terror networks operating from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Importance 100.0 Sentiment -40.0
mil
Jaish-e-Mohammed
Jaish-e-Mohammed is a terror group whose senior functionaries and operatives are among the 23 individuals designated as terrorists by India, impacting its operational and recruitment capabilities.
Importance 95.0 Sentiment -90.0
mil
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Lashkar-e-Taiba is a terror group whose close aides of its founder and other senior leaders are among the 23 individuals designated as terrorists by India, aiming to disrupt its funding and operational networks.
Importance 95.0 Sentiment -90.0
govactor
India — Ministry of External Affairs
The India — Ministry of External Affairs designated 23 Pakistan-based individuals as terrorists under the UAPA, strengthening India's counter-terrorism framework.
Importance 90.0 Sentiment 30.0
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Pakistan
Pakistan is identified as the base for the 23 individuals designated as terrorists by India, highlighting its alleged role in harboring and facilitating anti-India terror activities.
Importance 90.0 Sentiment -60.0
per
Masood Ilyas Kashmiri
Masood Ilyas Kashmiri, a senior Jaish-e-Mohammed functionary, has been designated as a terrorist by India for his involvement in recruiting, training, facilitating infiltration, and planning attacks.
Importance 80.0 Sentiment -90.0
per
Mohammad Mussadiq
Mohammad Mussadiq, identified as the main handler of Jaish-e-Mohammed infiltration operations, has been designated as a terrorist by India for supplying arms, planning attacks, and handling cyber operatives.
Importance 80.0 Sentiment -90.0
per
Mufti Muhammad Asghar Khan
Mufti Muhammad Asghar Khan, a launching commander of Jaish-e-Mohammed, has been designated as a terrorist by India for his role as a mastermind of the 2016 Nagrota attack.
Importance 80.0 Sentiment -90.0
per
Qari Abdul Rauf
Qari Abdul Rauf, a senior member of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Taiba, has been designated as a terrorist by India for mobilizing funds globally and coordinating militant activities.
Importance 75.0 Sentiment -85.0
per
Hafiz Khalid Waleed
Hafiz Khalid Waleed, a senior Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Taiba leader and Hafiz Saeed's son-in-law, has been designated as a terrorist by India for masterminding the 2016 Pampore attack.
Importance 75.0 Sentiment -85.0
per
Mohammad Shahid Faisal
Mohammad Shahid Faisal, based in Rawalpindi, has been designated as a terrorist by India for links with Lashkar-e-Taiba, Al-Qaeda, and ISIS, and for handling various terror cases and recruiting youth.
Importance 70.0 Sentiment -90.0
per
Hafiz Saeed
Hafiz Saeed is the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, and several of his close aides and a relative have been designated as terrorists by India, further isolating his network.
Importance 70.0 Sentiment -95.0
per
Rana Iftikhar
Rana Iftikhar, a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative, has been designated as a terrorist by India for coordinating militant activities and motivating youth for terror operations.
Importance 60.0 Sentiment -80.0
per
Masood Azhar
Masood Azhar is the chief of Jaish-e-Mohammed, and his close associate Masood Ilyas Kashmiri has been designated as a terrorist, further targeting his network.
Importance 60.0 Sentiment -95.0
per
Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi
Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a co-mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, is mentioned as a previously designated terrorist, highlighting the ongoing nature of India's counter-terrorism efforts.
Importance 60.0 Sentiment -95.0
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Relationships
India related ↔ Jaish-e-Mohammed
India related ↔ Lashkar-e-Taiba
India related ↔ India — Ministry of External Affairs
India adversary ↔ Pakistan India views Pakistan as a primary regional adversary, recently escalating hostilities by suspending the 1960 Indus Water
Jaish-e-Mohammed related ↔ Lashkar-e-Taiba
Jaish-e-Mohammed related ↔ India — Ministry of External Affairs
Jaish-e-Mohammed related ↔ Pakistan
Lashkar-e-Taiba related ↔ India — Ministry of External Affairs
Lashkar-e-Taiba related ↔ Pakistan
India — Ministry of External Affairs related ↔ Pakistan
Pakistan related ↔ Qari Abdul Rauf
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