ISLAMABAD – Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal has said listingof Maulana Masood Azhar on UN sanctions Committee has been agreed after allpolitical references, including removing of attempts to link it withPulwama incident and maligning Kashmiris struggle for their right toself-determination.
At a media briefing in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said UN SecurityCouncil’s Sanction Committee listed Maulana Masood Azhar today, whichentails a ban on foreign travel, asset freeze, and arms embargo.
The Spokesperson said listing of Maulana Masood Azhar has been underconsideration in the Sanction Committee since 2009.
He said Azhar has been proscribed under Pakistan’s anti terrorism act forsome time even before taking up his case by the Sanctions committee.
He said UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee listing is governed by clear rulesand is based on strict technical criteria and it takes all decisionsthrough consensus.
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He said Pakistan has always advocated the need for respecting thesetechnical rules and regulations and has opposed the politicization of theSanctions Committee.
The spokesperson said over the last few years, many states, includingPakistan have been concerned at an increasing trend of politicization ofthis Committee, including attempts to include matters that are unrelated tothe technical criteria.
