The United States of America on 31 August 2012 slapped sanctions on Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba's top eight commanders, including Mumbai terrorist attack mastermind Sajid Mir and its founder Hafiz Saeed's son. LeT, despite being designated as a foreign terrorist organisation in January 2002, continues to operate in Pakistan and throughout the region and engage in terrorist activities worldwide. LeT conducted numerous terrorist acts against Pakistani, Indian, Afghan and US interests and is responsible for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed more than 160 people, including six Americans, and the July 2006 Mumbai train bombings that killed more than 180 people.
The US decision to designate the Lashkar-e-Toiba as a terrorist organisation again and ban it is the vindication of the long standing Indian assessment of this particular group. The specific US reference to the role of the Lashkar in the Mumbai attack of November 2008 will place greater politico-diplomatic pressure on the Pakistani government to take action against Lashkar-e-Toiba.
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