US designates Hizbul chief Salahuddin as 'global terrorist'
Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with US President Donald Trump, the United States on Monday designated Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin as a 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist'. Threatening to turn the Kashmir Valley "into a graveyard for Indian forces", Salahuddin had earlier vowed to block any peaceful resolution to the Kashmir conflict.