February 7, 2017 7:26 PM

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India takes up with China opposing US move to ban Masood Azhar

India has taken up with China the matter of opposing US move at UN to proscribe Pathankot terrorist attack mastermind and Pak-based JeM chief Masood Azhar. Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry Vikas Swarup said this in New Delhi in reply to a media query. <br/><br/>Earlier, a significant bid by the US in the UN for designating Masood Azhar as a global terrorist was stymied by China which has again opposed the ban against the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief. The American proposal came barely weeks after India's efforts to get Azhar banned by the UN were blocked by China last December.<br/><br/>Sources said, 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.<br/><br/>The proposal, finalised after consultations between Washington and New Delhi, said Jaish-e-Mohammed is a designated terror outfit and its leaders cannot go scot-free.<br/><br/>However, China opposed the US move by putting a hold on the proposal. 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.<br/><br/> 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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