New Delhi: In a shameful setback for Pakistan, who tried to get a Hindu name listed in the United Nations Security Council terror list was thwarted by five nations. This is the second time Pakistan has made an attempt.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan led government had submitted the names of Angara Appaji and Gobinda Patnaik for designation under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UNSC.
However, in a heavy blow to the country, the US, the UK, France, Germany and Belgium blocked the move in the Council.
“Pakistan’s blatant attempt to politicise 1267 special procedure on terrorism by giving it a religious colour, has been thwarted by UN Security Council. We thank all those Council members who have blocked Pakistan’s designs,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti tweeted on Wednesday.
Officials said no evidence was given by Pakistan in its case to get Appaji and Patnaik listed as terrorists.
Imran Khan has been trying to portray “Hindu terror” in the international forum and this was one such cry at the UN meeting.
“Their main aim was to bring at least one Hindu name so that they can sustain their narrative of Hindu terror… Imran Khan’s comments are self-explanatory, especially the language he has been using,” sources at the UNSC told Zee News.
