WASHINGTON – United States has taken fresh action against Masood Azhar atthe United Nations.
The US has initiated a renewed effort at the UN Security Council todesignate Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as aglobal terrorist on Wednedsay.
The move that China strongly objected to, indicating the growing chasmbetween the two sides on the issue.
The US circulated a resolution, drafted with backing from the UK andFrance, among the 15 members of the Security Council to sanction Azhar,whose group claimed the Pulwama attack on February 14 that triggered astand-off between India and Pakistan.
It was not immediately clear when the resolution could be put to a voteafter informal discussions.
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Soon after the suicide bombing killed 40 Indian troopers, the US andBritain had backed a proposal spearheaded by France to sanction Azharthrough the UN Sanctions Committee.
Such a listing requires consensus among all 15 members of the committee,and China placed a so-called technical hold on the move on March 13.
