MHA declares 23 more individuals as terrorists under UAPA
The Ministry of Home Affairs designated 23 more individuals as terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on 4 July 2026; 17 are Pakistani and 6 Indian nationals, all operating from Pakistan and PoK.
Summary
The Ministry of Home Affairs designated 23 more individuals linked to banned organisations as 'terrorists' under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on 4 July 2026. Of them, 17 are Pakistani nationals and 6 are Indian nationals, and all operate from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. They are accused of terror attacks, arms trafficking, cross-border infiltration, fundraising and recruitment. Home Minister Amit Shah said the step follows the government's zero-tolerance policy on terror. The UAPA (Amendment) Act, 2019 (No. 28 of 2019) first allowed individuals, not just organisations, to be designated, by adding a Fourth Schedule.
Key facts
- Date
- 4 July 2026
- Designated
- 23 individuals: 17 Pakistani, 6 Indian
- Operating from
- Pakistan and PoJK
- Law
- UAPA, 1967; individuals listed in Fourth Schedule
- Power to list individuals
- UAPA (Amendment) Act, 2019, dated 8 August 2019
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Of the 23 individuals designated as terrorists by the MHA on 4 July 2026, how many are Pakistani nationals?
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Correct answer: C — 17
Of the 23 designated terrorists, 17 are Pakistani nationals and 6 are Indian nationals.
Under which law did the Ministry of Home Affairs designate 23 individuals as terrorists on 4 July 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
Amit Shah said the 23 were declared terrorists under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The power to designate an individual (not only an organisation) as a terrorist under UAPA was introduced by the UAPA (Amendment) Act, 2019. Individuals are listed in which Schedule of the Act?
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Correct answer: D — Fourth Schedule
The 2019 amendment added the Fourth Schedule [see sections 35(1) and 36] for names of individuals; terrorist organisations are in the First Schedule.