UNITED NATIONS – A big diplomatic victory for Pakistan against India as itsuccessfully delinks Kashmir freedom movement from Indian desired terrorismin Occupied Kashmir.
The chief of Jaish-i-Mohammed, Masood Azhar was exonerated of allegationsregarding the Pulwama attack in Indian-Occupied Kashmir, before he wasdesignated a global terrorist by the United Nations Security Council.
A resolution tabled at 1267 Sanctions Committee on Wednesday did notattribute Pulwama attack or the terror in Kashmir to Masood Azhar, in adiplomatic win for both Pakistan and China.
Azhar has been declared a global terrorist for multiple allegations exceptthe ones vehemently propagated by India in the aftermath of Pulwama attackin which over 40 Indian soldiers were left dead in February this year.
According to the resolutionlink tabledby the UK, US, France and co-sponsored by India, the listing of JeM chiefrefers to him being associated with Al-Qaida for “participating in thefinancing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts oractivities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or insupport of”, “supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materialto”, “recruiting for”, “otherwise supporting acts or activities of”, and“other acts or activities indicating association with”: Jaish-i-Mohammed.
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On the UN’s official website, a mention of 155 hostages has also been madeand the subsequent release of Azhar from a prison in India, however, muchto the dismay of New Delhi, no reference to the Pulwama attack or theKashmir has been made against Azhar.
Though India pins blame on Masood Azhar for carrying out the Pulwamaattack, he himself denied playing any part.
In a major disappointment to India, an earlier resolution with the mentionof Pulwama attack was blocked by China in March, however, the fresh oneapparently absolves him of such charges deemed to be backtracking by Indiawhich has been accusing Pakistan of terrorism without any evidence.
