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Push at UNSC to ban Azhar
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- Three permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the U.S., U.K and France, have made a ‘listing request’ to the UNSC.
- It asked for a travel ban, arms embargo and asset freeze on Pakistan based Jaish-e Mohammad ( JeM) leader Masood Azhar.
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- February 14 suicide attack: The JeM had claimed responsibility for the February 14 suicide attack on an Indian security convoy in Pulwama in Kashmir that killed more than 40 Indian troops.
- Sharing dossier with UNSC: India had shared the dossier given to Pakistan, on Azhar and Jaish-e Mohammad-including specific details of the group's terror camps and links to the Pulwama attack and previous attacks carried out by them-with all 15 members of the UN Security Council as well.
- UNSC 1267 Committee request acceptance: Listing request which has reviewed by UNSC will be considered as accepted by the UNSC 1267 Committee unless objections are raised by March 13, i.e., after a period of 10 business days.
- Fourth attempt: China had used its veto power as a permanent member of the UNSC to block previous attempts at sanctioning Azhar (most recently in 2017). This attempt is the fourth since 2009 to list the JeM chief.
- Listing request:(1) The JeM had already been listed by the UNSC as being associated with al Qaeda in October 2001.(2) The listing request, in the “Statement of Case” section, links Azhar to the JeM, saying he founded it “upon his release from prison in India in 1999” and that, “Azhar has also financially supported JEM since its founding.”(3) Mr. Azhar is also cited as having a role in recruiting fighters in Afghanistan. The Statement of Case further links JeM to the February 14 Pulwama attack.
Source
The Hindu