India’s attempt to get the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) leader Masood Azhar as a terrorist has been blocked by China again..
India’s attempt to get the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) leader Masood Azhar as a terrorist has been blocked by China again.
Azhar, who is in Pakistan, is wanted in India for a series of terror strikes in the country including last month’s suicide bombing in Pulwama in Kashmir which killed 40 Indian paramilitary troops.
That incident led to a sharp spike in tensions on the sub-continent and Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday asked Pakistan to deal with terror before seeking talks.
In retaliation for the Pulwama terror attack, for which JeM claimed responsibility, India launched air strikes across the Line of Control against Pakistan, which retaliated in similar fashion. Tensions eased only after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan announced the release of an Indian pilot whose plane was shot down in a dogfight.
“Some people say Imran Khan is a statesman; if he is so generous then he should hand over JeM chief Masood Azhar to India. Let’s see how generous he is,” said Ms Swaraj at an event in New Delhi.
