UN seeks India's nominee for anti-terror panel

February 05, 2017 11:11

India has been asked to send the name of its nominee for inclusion in a global team to assist a United Nations committee which decides on banning terror outfits and their leaders.

Following the request from the global body, both the Home and Finance ministries have been asked to recommend names of suitable individuals who can be part of the key team, official sources said today.

The presence of the country's nominee on the panel may facilitate the government's efforts to get Maulana Masood Azhar, head of Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed and mastermind of last year's Pathankot air base attack, banned, they said.

India's effort to get JeM chief listed in the UN's sanctions list of organisations and individuals linked to Al Qaeda and ISIS has been repeatedly blocked by China.

The nominations have been sought from qualified individuals to serve on the 'Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team' in support of the important '1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee'.

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