India has taken up the matter with China 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.

A significant bid by the US in the UN for designating Pathankot terror attack mastermind Masood Azhar as a global terrorist has been stymied by China which has again opposed the ban against the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief. <br/><br/>The American proposal came barely weeks after India's efforts to get Azhar banned by the UN were blocked by China in December last.<br/><br/>Quoting sources PTI reports that 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/>Sources said, the proposal, which was 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.