ISLAMABAD: The UNSC 1267 Committee listed Maulana Masood Azhar to UN terrorism list on Wednesday.
This entails a ban on foreign travel, asset freeze and arms embargo.
The listing of Maulana Masood Azhar had been under consideration in the Sanctions Committee for several years, (since 2009).
He has been proscribed under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act for measure time, even before his case for listing was taken up by the Sanctions Committee.
The UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee listing is governed by clear rules and is based on strict technical criteria.
Every decisions of the Committee are taken through consensus.
The Committee procedures allow members to place technical holds to supply additional time for further discussions to reach a common understanding on things under its consideration.
Numerous members have placed technical holds on various listing proposals Pakistan has always advocated the need for respecting these technical rules and regulations and has opposed the politicization of the Sanctions Committee.
However, the earlier proposals to list Masood Azhar failed to generate the requisite consensus in the Sanctions Committee as the information did much meet its technical criteria.
These proposals were aimed at maligning Pakistan and the valid struggle of the people of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmiri for the realization of the right to self-determination and were thus rejected by Pakistan, which has always preserveed that resolution of any listing issue should be by consensus, through thingive dialogue and refer toations, within the 1267 Committee framework and most importantly without politicization.
Over the final few years, many states, including Pakistan have been concerned at an increasing trend of politicization of this Committee, including attempts to include things that are unrelated to the technical criteria.
In this case as well, it was witnessed that politically motivated attempts manifested through calculated leaks, specificly in the Indian media, about things under discussion in the Committee, which are strictly confidential.
The current listing proposal has been agreed after all political references, including removal of attempts to link it with Pulwama and maligning the valid struggle of the Kashmiris in IOK for realization of the right to self-determination.
Pakistan preserves that terrorismism is a menace to the world.
This includes the Indian state sponsored terrorismism against harmless Kashmiris in IOK, including the inhuman use of pellet guns and human shields which finds no parallel in the civilized world.
Indian occupation forces continue to massacre Kashmiris endelighting judicial immunity with impunity through draconian laws.
However, Pakistan has pledged to continue to supply diplomatic, political and moral support to its Kashmiri brethren.
The Indian media's attempts to build a story claiming it as a ‘victory& for India and validation of its stance are thus absolutely false and baseless.
Pakistan position is in line with the statements of Prime Minister Imran Khan, who clearly stated that there is no space for any proscribed organization or its affiliates to function from Pakistani territory, its resolve for countering terrorismism in all its forms and manifestations and its National Action plot.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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