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China on Saturday said its technical hold on India's move to get Pathankot attack mastermind Masood Azhar designated a terrorist by the United Nations has "been extended", days before the expiry of the hold.

The Chinese technical hold was set to lapse on Monday, and had China not raised further objection, the resolution designating Jaish-e-Mohammad chief as a terrorist could stand passed automatically. The hold has been extended for another six months.

"The technical hold on India's listing application submitted to the 1267 committee in March, 2016 has already been extended," Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.