China’s blocking of blacklisting of JeM dy chief exposed its double standards: Report

India

oi-PTI

New
Delhi,
Aug
11:
China’s
blocking
of
blacklisting
of
the
deputy
chief
of
Pakistan-based
terror
outfit
Jaish-e-Mohammed
(JeM)
exposes
its
double
speak
and
double
standards
in
fighting
terrorism,
government
sources
said
on
Thursday.

China
stalled
a
proposal
at
the
United
Nations
by
India
and
the
US
to
blacklist
Abdul
Rauf
Azhar,
the
brother
of
JeM
chief
Masood
Azhar.

The
sources
said
such
“politically
motivated”
actions
by
China,
in
nearly
every
listing
case
of
a
Pakistan-based
terrorist,
undermine
the
entire
sanctity
of
the
working
methods
of
the
UNSC
Sanctions
Committee.

At
UN,
China
delays
India,
US
bid
to
sanction
terrorist
behind
Kandahar
hijacking

This
is
not
the
first
time
that
China
has
obstructed
the
listing
of
terrorists
in
the
1267
Sanctions
Committee,
they
said.

In
June
2022,
China
placed
on
hold
a
joint
proposal
by
India
and
the
US
to
list
the
deputy
chief
of
the
Lashkar-e-Taiba
(LeT),
Abdul
Rehman
Makki,
in
the
sanctions
list.

Makki
has
been
involved
in
raising
funds,
recruiting
and
radicalising
youths
to
resort
to
violence
and
planning
attacks
in
India,
including
the
Mumbai
terror
attacks,
the
sources
said.

“It
is
unfortunate
that
the
sanctions
committee
has
been
prevented
from
playing
its
role
due
to
political
considerations,”
said
a
source.