Envoy: Pak efforts to designate 2 Indians as terrorists thwarted by UNSC
Pakistan has initiated a move to list two Indians named Angara Appaji and Gobinda Patnaik as designated terror operatives under the UNSC's 1267 Committee for Counterterrorism Sanctions.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has thwarted Pakistan's attempt to politicize 1267 special procedure on terrorism by giving it a religious colour, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti said.
The UNSC led by the US, UK, France, Germany and Belgium decided to block Pakistan's move after Islamabad failed to produce evidence to back up its allegations.
"Pakistan's blatant attempt to politicize 1267 special procedure on terrorism by giving it a religious colour, has been thwarted by UN Security Council. We thank all those Council members who have blocked Pakistan's designs," TS Tirumurti tweeted.
UN blocked the move after Pakistan failed to produce evidence to back up its allegations.
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The move by Pakistan was widely perceived as retaliation for India's success last year in getting Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar listed as a global terrorist by the 1267 committee, which focuses on the designation of terrorists linked to al-Qaeda, Taliban and their affiliates.
-PTC News
