India avenged the dastardly Pulwama terror attack, in which over 40 CRPF jawans were killed as a JeM suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a bus of their convoy in south Kashmir on February 14.
Masood Azhar is now afflicted with renal failure and is under treatment and regular dialysis at the army hospital in Rawalpindi
This suggestion of security officials came after Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the JeM chief is "unwell".
“He (Masood Azhar) is in Pakistan. According to my information, he is very unwell. He’s unwell to the extent that he cannot leave his house because he is really unwell. So, that’s the information I have”, Qureshi told CNN in an interview.
China, a close ally of Pakistan, has consistently blocked moves first by India and later by the US, the UK and France to designate Azhar as a global terrorist by the 1267 Committee by putting technical holds.
US, Britain and France move UNSC to ban terroorist Masood Azhar
The facility at Balakot was headed by Yousuf Azhar, the brother-in-law of the JeM chief.
The proposal to declare Masood Azhar “global terrorist”, when moved, will be fourth such bid at the UN in past ten years.
Pulwama Attack: India TV special show on terrorist Masood Azhar.
The proposal to declare Masood Azhar “global terrorist”, when moved, will be fourth such bid at the UN in past ten years.
Terrorist Masood Azhar found hiding in Pakistan army hospital in Rawalpindi
China's stand comes after a JeM suicide bomber carried out one of the most deadliest terror attacks in India's history, in which at least 40 CRPF personnel were killed in Kashmir's Pulwama district.
According to reports, the killed terrorist is believed to be a relative of Jaish-e-Mohammed's chief Masood Azhar Hazrat Ameer Mukhtar. However, an official confirmation is awaited in this regard.
Asserting that it will decide on the issue on the 'merits of the matter', Beijing said that it has stated its position over the issue 'many times'.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the issue lacks 'consensus' among the members of the UN Security Council as well as the 'directly concerned' parties - India and Pakistan.
Azhar's statements came out in an audio clip released by the party, where he is heard addressing a gathering a new recruits.
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China has been consistently blocking moves by India, the US, the UK and France to designate Azhar as a global terrorist by the 1267 Sanctions Committee by putting technical holds.
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