Terming China defence of Abdul Rauf Azhar, a top commander of Pakistan-based proscribed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), as unfortunate, India on Frida
China has again come to the rescue of a Pakistani terrorist by blocking a UN committee proposal to put sanctions on Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) leader Abdul Rauf Azhar.
China on Wednesday put a hold on the listing of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed commander Abdul Rauf Azhar as a United Nations designated international terrorist.
India and United States had proposed the listing of Azhar who was involved in the hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight 814 in 1999.
Both countries had proposed the listing two weeks ago. Abdul Rauf Azhar is the younger brother of Masood Azhar and is one of the most wanted persons in India. While all 14 other members agreed, only China stood out in placing the hold Abdul Rauf Azhar.
United Nations, Aug. 11 (PTI): China has blocked a proposal by the US and India at the United Nations to blacklist Abdul Rauf Azhar, the brother of Jaish-e Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and the deputy chief of the Pakistan-based terror group, in the second such move by Beijing in less than two months. Beijing put a hold on the latest proposal a day after India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj told a Security Council meeting chaired by China that the practice of placing holds and blocks on listing requests without giving any justification must end and asserted that the credibility of the sanctions regime was at an all-time low. Abdul Rauf Azhar, born in 1974 in Pakistan, was sanctioned by the US in December 2010. He was the mastermind of the hijacking of the Indian Airlines Flight IC-814 in 1999 which led to the release of his brother Masood Azhar from a prison in India. On Wednesday, sources said China, a permanent member of the Council and an al