Pak Terrorist Blacklisted By UN: What China Said On Dropping Its Objection
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- 18 Jan 2023
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Makki was among a number of Pakistan-based terrorists which China over the years sought to block from listing as global terrorists.
China on Tuesday defended its move to lift a technical hold leading to the designation of Pakistan-based top Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist, saying that listing of terrorists is conducive to enhancing global counterterrorism cooperation and praised Islamabad for backing counter-terrorism efforts.
Makki, the 68-year-old brother-in-law of Jamat-ud Dawa (JuD) chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, was designated a global terrorist by the UN after China lifted its hold on a joint India-US proposal to blacklist the deputy chief of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
The UN Security Council's 1267 ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee added Makki to its list of designated terrorists on Monday, subjecting him to an asset freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo, after years of efforts by India and its allies.
"Terrorism is the common enemy of humanity," Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a media briefing here when asked about China's decision to lift its objections to India and US move to declare Makki a global terrorist, and whether Beijing will also back similar moves against four other Pakistan based terrorists pending with the Committee.
"The 1267 Committee (of the UN Security Council) is an important international counterterrorism mechanism" and listing of terrorists or terror organisations under the aegis of the UN is conducive to enhancing international counterterrorism cooperation in response to terrorist threats, he said.
"The relevant people have been convicted and sentenced by Pakistan. The listing also shows Pakistan's firm combat against terrorism, it is a recognition," he said, without elaborating why China, a close ally of Pakistan, decided to put a technical hurdle in the first place. Read More…
