Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) who took responsibility of the Pulwama attack got attacked by Indian Airforce on Tuesday in which more than 300 terrorists have been killed. Now, The US, Britain and France on Wednesday that the United Nations Security Council blacklist the JeM head Masood Azhar.
According to the reports, The United States, Britain and France have asked the 15-member Security Council sanctions committee to subject Azhar to an arms embargo, global travel ban and asset freeze. The committee operates by consensus and members have until March 13 to raise objections.
However, This move of the big countries is likely to be opposed by China, which previously prevented the Security Council`s Islamic State and al Qaeda sanctions committee from sanctioning JeM leader Masood Azhar in 2016 and 2017. In year 2017, when the council committee previously considered blacklisting Azhar, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said there were clear rules for listing a person or group as a terrorist, and that China has always believed the relevant U.N. committee should operate on the principles of objectivity.
India`s U.N. Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said, "Our efforts are focused on countering terrorism and we are working with many global partners in pursuit of that objective."
