China on Tuesday rejected a proposal by India and the United States at the United Nations to designate Pakistani Lashkar Lashkar terrorist Sajid Mir
Published Date – Tue, 6/20/23 at 11:30pm
United Nations: China on Tuesday vetoed a proposal by India and the United States at the United Nations to designate Pakistan-based Lashkar Lashkar terrorist Sajid Mir, wanted for his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, as a global terrorist.
Beijing vetoed a U.S. proposal, co-designated with India, to put Mir on a global terrorist blacklist under the UN Security Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee and impose an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo on him.
Last September, news emerged that China had shelved a proposal to designate the Mir at the United Nations. Beijing has now rejected the proposal.
Mir is one of India’s most wanted terrorists with a US$5 million reward for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
In June, Mir was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court in connection with a terror financing case. Pakistani authorities have claimed in the past that Mir was dead, but Western countries remain unconvinced and have demanded evidence of his death. This issue became a major sticking point in FATF’s review of progress on Pakistan’s action plan late last year.
Mir, a senior member of Pakistan’s LeT, is wanted in connection with the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.
“Mir was LeT’s offensive operations manager and played a leading role in their planning, preparation, and execution,” the State Department said.
Beijing, an all-weather friend of Islamabad, has repeatedly shelved efforts to blacklist Pakistani terrorists under sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee.
