China Blocks Proposal Of US-India To List LeT Makki As Global Terrorist

In a move against US-India, China has blocked the move to list Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leader Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist at the UN Security Council. The Chinese government placed a technical hold. Notably, US-India proposed to list Makki under the UN Security Council sanctions regime, and circulated same to 15 members of the council’s Al-Qaeda and ISIL Sanctions Committee. The hold will be in effect for six-months.