New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- The Centre on Wednesday designated the ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN) as a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, citing its alleged involvement in radicalising youth, mobilising resources for anti-national activities and promoting terrorism through violent activities.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) made the announcement through a notification under the First Schedule of the UAPA by inserting SBN as a terrorist organisation at serial number 46 of its list of such terror outfits.

As per the notification, the SBN's objective is to involve gullible youth and local criminals in smuggling arms, explosives and narcotics across the border and, through terrorist activitie...