TIL Desk/World/Washington/ Azhar meets the criteria to be designated as a “global terrorist” by the UN and China’s opposition to the move counters a mutual interest in achieving regional stability and peace, the US has said.
State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino’s remarks came on the eve of a crucial decision by the UN Security Council on listing Azhar as a global terrorist.
The JeM, headed by the 50-year-old Azhar, carried out many terror strikes in India and was involved in the attack on Parliament, the Pathankot air force base, army camps in Jammu and Uri. It also claimed responsibility for the February 14 Pulwama suicide attack which left 40 CRPF personnel dead.
In the aftermath of the Pulwama attack, three permanent members of the UNSC — the US, Britain and France — have moved a resolution to designate Azhar as a global terrorist under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council. All eyes are on China, which has in the past blocked India’s bids to get Azhar listed as a UN-designated global terrorist.
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