UN blacklists Pakistan Taliban terror group's leader

UNITED NATIONS: The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group's leader Mehsud has been designated as a global terrorist by the UN for participating in the financing, planning and perpetrating acts on behalf of and in support of entities associated with al-Qaida. The UN Security Council's 1267 ISIL and al-Qaida Sanctions Committee added Mehsud, 42, to the ISIL (Da'esh) and al-Qaida Sanctions List on Thursday, subjecting the Pakistani national to an assets...