WASHINGTON: The Trump administration imposed sanctions Wednesday on three individuals linked to Pakistan-based militant networks as it pushes Islamabad to crack down on perpetrators of attacks on Afghanistan.

The Treasury Department designated the men as “global terrorists” for their connections to Lashkar-e-Taiba and other groups. It comes two weeks after the U.S. blacklisted six people accused of supporting the Taliban and Haqqani network in Afghanistan, and stressed their links to Pakistan.

Those targeted Wednesday include Rahman Zeb Faqir Muhammad, said to have collected funds for Lashkar in the Gulf and to have been a long-standing contact for Lashkar members involved in Afghan operations.

“This is part of this Administration’s broader efforts to disrupt terrorist fundraising, and we call on the Pakistani government and others in the region to work with us to deny sanctuary to these dangerous individuals and organizations,” Sigal Mandelker, undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a statement.

Lashkar has been designated as a terrorist organization by both the US and the United Nations. It has also been blamed for violence against Pakistan’s neighbour and rival India, including the November 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people.—AP