India welcomes US decision on Hizbul, says move was 'long overdue'

New Delhi: A day after the US designated the Hizbul Mujahideen as a foreign terrorist group, India has welcomed the decision, saying the move was 'long overdue'.

The US on Thursday designated the Hizbul Mujahideen as a foreign terrorist group, nearly two months after declaring its Pakistan-based chief Syed Salahuddin as a global



terrorist.

The decision to designate Hizbul Mujahideen as a foreign terrorist organisation was long overdue, a Home Ministry spokesperson said, adding 'it is well deserved'. The decision, which slaps a series of US sanctions on the outfit, came against the backdrop of an upsurge in the activities of the militant group in Kashmir in recent months.