US moves UN to name Masood Azhar as global terrorist; China opposes it yet again
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The US has moved the United Nations , seeking a ban on Pathankot attack mastermind Masood Azhar and labelling him as a global terrorist. However, China has yet again opposed it.
The US proposal to ban Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief comes after India India's efforts to get Azhar banned by the UN were blocked by China in December last.
According to senior government sources, the US, supported by the UK and France, moved a proposal at the UN's Sanctions Committee 1267 in the second-half of last month to proscribe Azhar.
The proposal, which was finalised after "consultations" between Washington and New Delhi, said JeM is a designated terror outfit and so its leaders cannot go scot-free, sources said.
"However, China opposed the US move by putting a hold on the proposal," a source said, adding the Chinese action came just before the expiry of the 10-day deadline for any proposal to be adopted or blocked or to be put on hold.
The "hold" remains for six months and can be further extended by three months. During this period, it can be anytime converted into a "block", thereby, ending the life of the proposal.
UN Sanction Committee 's listing would have forced imposition of asset freeze and travel ban on Azhar by countries including Pakistan.
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The US proposal to ban Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief comes after India India's efforts to get Azhar banned by the UN were blocked by China in December last.
According to senior government sources, the US, supported by the UK and France, moved a proposal at the UN's Sanctions Committee 1267 in the second-half of last month to proscribe Azhar.
The proposal, which was finalised after "consultations" between Washington and New Delhi, said JeM is a designated terror outfit and so its leaders cannot go scot-free, sources said.
"However, China opposed the US move by putting a hold on the proposal," a source said, adding the Chinese action came just before the expiry of the 10-day deadline for any proposal to be adopted or blocked or to be put on hold.
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