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Pakistan had alleged that the people were involved in an “Indian terrorist union” based in Afghanistan that was dedicated to awakening the banned terrorist groups Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Jamaat-Ul-Ahrar (JuA).
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The United Nations Security Council’s 1267 sanctions subcommittee on Wednesday rejected Islamabad’s attempts to list 2 Indians as designated terrorists.
The Council, led by France, the United Kingdom and the United States, on Wednesday blocked the appointments of Angara Appaji and Gobinda Patnaik, who were part of a group of four Indians who, according to Pakistan, were implicated in an “Indian terrorist syndicate” based in Afghanistan who participated in the awakening of the banned terrorist groups Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Jamaat-Ul-Ahrar (JuA) of Pakistan. Islamabad alleged that these groups planned to carry out attacks in Pakistan.
India’s envoy to the UN, TS Tirumurti, praised the UNSC decision. “Pakistan’s brazen attempt to politicize the 1267 special procedure on terrorism by giving it a religious color has been thwarted by the UN Security Council. We thank all Council members who have blocked Pakistani designs,” he tweeted.
Of the four names listed, the Committee had previously rejected two names: Venumadhav Dongara on June 19, and Ajoy Mistry had been blocked by the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Belgium on July 16.
While withholding the names of Appaji and Patnaik, the panel had asked Pakistan to provide concrete evidence of their involvement in terrorist activities, otherwise the committee made the decision to reject all names. The sources said that although the 5 nations that put on hold blocked the measure, the main measure was made by the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
Pakistan had said last week that in a Security Council Open Debate on the Secretary-General’s Report on terrorism, it had accused India of indulging in “four types of terrorism.” However, the president of the UNSC refused to accept the letter, as Pakistan is not a member of the UNSC.
In a request to the United Nations Security Council in 2019, Pakistan named the four Indian nationals and accused them of engaging in terrorist activities at the behest of India and accused India of being a “state sponsor of terrorism.”
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry had said it was “disappointed” after the UNSC rejected the first name on the list, Venumadhav Dongara.
“These people financed, sponsored and organized terrorism within Pakistan by providing financial, technical and material support to terrorist groups such as TTP, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and others,” Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said in June, which India had denied. .
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