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    UN imposes sanctions on Pakistani militia leader linked to al-Qaeda

    The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on Masood Azhar, a Pakistani militia leader linked to Al-Qaeda who claimed to be behind a suicide bombing that took the lives of 40 Indian soldiers in the Kashmir region three months ago.

    The sanctions imposed on him include a freeze on assets and the imposition of arms embargoes.