Big embarrassment for Pakistan, 5 nations oppose bid to list Indian as terrorist at UNSC

During the United Nations Security Council’s committee, Pakistan attempted to propose the listing of an Indian national as a UN-listed terrorist.

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New Delhi: Pakistan’s attempt to list an Indian national Gobinda Patnaik Duggivalasa as United Nations-listed terrorist has been again rejected by five countries including India, the UK, the US, France and Albania at the United Nations Security Council’s committee. Three of these counties are the permanent members of the security council, while Albania is the President of the Council for this month. 

Pakistan had earlier tried to name the same individual on the list in 2020 and had attempted to list him as a UN terrorist but was rejected at the time as well. 

In 2020, the Indian envoy to the UN had also tweeted on the same issue and had said, “Pakistan's blatant attempt to politicise 1267 special procedure on terrorism by giving it a religious colour.”

Pakistan’s blatant attempt to politicize 1267 special procedure on terrorism by giving it a religious colour, has been thwarted by UN Security Council. We thank all those Council members who have blocked Pakistan’s designs. @MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar @PMOIndia @harshvshringla — PR/Amb T S Tirumurti (@ambtstirumurti) September 2, 2020

On the other hand, China had put a 6-month hold on the UN listing of Lashkar-Tayyiba's second command Abdul Rehman Makki during the United Nations Security Council. According to reports, the proposal was given by India and the US, on June 1, to the United Nations Security Council 1267 committee also known as UN Security Council’s Al-Qaeda (Dae’sh) and ISIL Sanctions Committee. Both Washington and Delhi have listed Abdul Rehman Makki as a terrorist.

Abdul Rehman Makki is the head of political affairs of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)/Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) which is a terrorist entity according to the UN. He has a reward of $2 million on him by the US Govt and both Washington and New Delhi have listed him as a terrorist under domestic laws. He is Mumbai 26/11 terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's brother-in-law and is close to al-Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri and Taliban leadership.