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K J M Varma in Islamabad
In line with American action, Islamabad on Monday froze the assets and bank accounts of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, whose chief Hafiz Muhammed Sayeed quit the post announcing the winding up of the activities of the organisation in Pakistan.
Abdul Wahid, who is said to hail from Anantnag in Kashmir and is now in Mecca, will now head LeT.
The move comes four days after United States President George W Bush took a similar action against LeT and an outfit having links with Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda.
LeT, along with the Jaish-e-Mohammed, has been accused of being behind the attack on the Indian Parliament on December 13.
The Pakistan Central Bank issued instructions to all the banks to implement the decision against LeT and the Ummah Tameer-e-Nau -- linked to the Al Qaeda.
Shortly after the government action, LeT leader Sayeed called a news conference in Lahore and said he had decided to step down to "save Pakistan from the malicious Indian propaganda" and confine his activities to the preaching of religion.
Sayeed said the organisation would now be guided by a 14-member general council, which comprises mainly of members from Kashmir.
UTN is an NGO floated by some retired Pakistan nuclear scientists, which was allegedly helping bin Laden to acquire nuclear weapons.
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