Beijing Delays Vote To Designate JeM Leader As Global Terrorist
March 14 2019
China has delayed a vote in the U.N. Security Council to sanction a Pakistani terror leader, reports BBC News.
On Wednesday, the Chinese representative asked to postpone the vote to list Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) leader Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. The designation would apply an assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo to the militant leader.
The move could stall the vote by up to nine months. It is the fourth time that China has blocked an attempt to impose international...
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