Pakistan’s bid to designate two Indians as terrorists blocked at UNSC

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has blocked Pakistan’s attempt to politicize 1267 special procedure on terrorism by giving it a religious colour, reported ANI quoting Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti. 

Pakistan had initiated a move to list Angara Appaji and Gobinda Patnaik as terrorists under the UNSC’s 1267 Committee for Counterterrorism Sanctions. However, the UNSC led by the US, UK, France, Germany and Belgium decided to block the move after Islamabad failed to produce evidence to back up its allegations.

Earlier, the names of Ajoy Mistry and Venu Madhav Dongara, also proffered by Pakistan were blocked.

“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 said in a tweet.

Pakistan’s move was widely perceived as a retaliation to India’s last year success in getting Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar listed as a global terrorist by the 1267 committee. The committee  focuses on the designation of terrorists linked to al-Qaeda, Taliban and their affiliates.