Kochi: In a blow to Sino-Pak move to impose a ban on Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) in the UN, three countries led by the United States have countered it, media reports said.
The US, United Kingdom and France have checked the bid by Pakistan and China to impose sanctions on the BLA’s suicide wing Majeed Brigade at the UN.
The US and allies noted that there was insufficient evidence linking the groups to Al Qaeda or ISIL.
UN 1267 regime refers to UN Security Council Resolution 1267 of 1999, which imposes sanctions ”including travel bans, asset freezes, and arms embargoes” on individuals or entities linked to Al-Qaida, the Taliban, and ISIL.
Earlier, Pakistan and China had submitted a joint bid to sanction the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its Majeed Brigade at the UN Security Council.
On Wednesday, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmed, noted that the BLA, and its Majeed Brigade were operating and launching cross-border attacks from Afghanistan.
Ahmed further stated that terrorism emanating from Afghanistan remains Pakistan’s primary national security threat and urged the Taliban-led Afghan government to fulfill its international counter-terrorism commitments.
Last month, BLA and its alias, the Majeed Brigade, were declared as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation by the US. The BLA has been under US scrutiny for years. It was first designated as an Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) in 2019.
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US, allies block Sino-Pak move
