Failure to list Masood Azhar as global terrorist against regional stability, peace: US to China

The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), headed by 50-year-old Azhar, has carried out many terror strikes in India and also claimed responsibility for the February 14 Pulwama suicide attack which left 40 CRPF personnel dead.

The US has said that Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar meets the criteria to brand him as a “global terrorist” by the UN and China’s opposition to the move to “update” the designation list went against the interests of Washington and Beijing in achieving regional stability and peace.

State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino’s significant remarks came on the eve of a crucial decision by the UN Security Council on listing Azhar as a global terrorist.