NEW DELHI: China has once again blocked a proposal by India to approve a terrorist operating from Pakistan at the United Nations.
Beijing foils efforts to nominate Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Shahid Mehmood As a global terrorist.
India and the US jointly submitted a proposal to blacklist Mahmud under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee regime.
The US Treasury Department designated Mahmood as a global terrorist in December 2016.
This is the fourth time in so many months that Beijing has foiled India’s attempt to blacklist a Pakistan-based terrorist.
In September, it blocked an Indo-US joint proposal to ban Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Sajid Mir, a most wanted terrorist and handler of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Mir has a $5 million bounty placed on his head by the US for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
In August, China blocked a proposal by the US and India to the United Nations to blacklist Abdul Rauf Azhar, brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and a senior leader of the Pakistan-based terror outfit.
In June this year, China had at the last minute put a halt to a joint proposal by India and the US to list Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki under the 1267 Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee.
India has accused China of politicizing the fight against terrorism, saying Beijing’s “double standards” on the issue have undermined the sanctity of the UNSC Sanctions Committee’s working methods.
Beijing foils efforts to nominate Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Shahid Mehmood As a global terrorist.
India and the US jointly submitted a proposal to blacklist Mahmud under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee regime.
The US Treasury Department designated Mahmood as a global terrorist in December 2016.
This is the fourth time in so many months that Beijing has foiled India’s attempt to blacklist a Pakistan-based terrorist.
In September, it blocked an Indo-US joint proposal to ban Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Sajid Mir, a most wanted terrorist and handler of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Mir has a $5 million bounty placed on his head by the US for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
In August, China blocked a proposal by the US and India to the United Nations to blacklist Abdul Rauf Azhar, brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and a senior leader of the Pakistan-based terror outfit.
In June this year, China had at the last minute put a halt to a joint proposal by India and the US to list Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki under the 1267 Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee.
India has accused China of politicizing the fight against terrorism, saying Beijing’s “double standards” on the issue have undermined the sanctity of the UNSC Sanctions Committee’s working methods.