Undeterred by China blocking its earlier attempt, India will again move the United Nations to designate Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azha.
“We will be moving to 1267 Sanctions Committee to also include the name of Masood Azhar on the sanctions list. It is a great anomaly that the organisation JeM is listed but not its leader,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup said here.
China blocks India’s anti-Pakistan move in UN
He also said that India had already submitted to the UN’s Sanction Committee a fresh list of 11 terrorists from Pakistan-based groups affiliated to al Qaeda, Taliban and other outfits responsible for terrorism in the country.
On February 18, a list of 11 individuals and one organisation linked to terrorism in India, was submitted to the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (the militant Islamic State group) and al Qaeda Sanctions Committee.
The UN had banned JeM in 2001 but India’s efforts to ban Azhar after the Mumbai terror attacks did not fructify as China, one of the five permanent members of the UN group with Veto Powers, didn’t allow the ban apparently on the behest of Pakistan.
