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UN designates Pak-based JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist

The development came after China lifted its objections to a proposal by the US, UK and France to impose a ban on the chief of the JeM Masood Azhar

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Masood Azhar

BS Web Team New Delhi
The United Nations on Wednesday listed Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist after China lifted its hold on the proposal.

"Big, small, all join together. Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist in UN Sanctions list. Grateful to all for their support," Syed Akbaruddin, India's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations tweeted.

China had put a hold in March on a fresh proposal by the US, UK and France to impose a ban on the chief of the JeM, which claimed responsibility for the deadly Pulwama terror attack.

The proposal was the fourth such bid