Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi admitted that Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar is in Pakistan. Qureshi said Masood Azhar is “unwell to an extent that he cannot leave his house.”
He said it in an interview into an international news channel
Masood Azhar is the chief of Jaish-e-Mohammad – the organisation that has carried out multiple attacks on India over the last nearly two decades, including the recent Pulwama attack that killed 44 CRPF personnel
India has been repeatedly trying to list him as a “global terrorist” at the United Nations Security Council. However, China has single-handedly blocked all attempts of India.
India had started pushing for Azhar’s listing since 2008-09, after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.. The United States, United Kingdom and France have now moved a fresh proposal against Azhar.
If the proposal is passed at the UNSC, Azhar will be tagged as a ‘UN-designated global terrorist’, which in turn would subject him to a global travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo.
