China has again extended by three months its technical hold on the US, France and UK- backed proposal to list Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief and Pathankot terror attack mastermind Masood Azhar as a designated terrorist by the UN. <br/><br/>Quoting sources in New York, PTI said that just before the deadline lapsed, China once again sought a three-month extension until November 2 on its technical hold on the proposal. <br/><br/>The deadline for China to take action on its technical hold was till August 2. China had in February this year blocked the US move to designate Azhar as a global terrorist at UN.<br/><br/>A veto-wielding permanent member of the Security Council, Beijing has repeatedly blocked India's move to put a ban on JeM leader under the AlQaeda Sanctions Committee of the Council.
News On AIR | August 3, 2017 10:43 AM
China extends technical hold on Azhar's terror listing at UN