India slams China for blocking UN listing of Pak based terrorist Makki, calls it 'unfortunate'

Indian government sources have called China's decision to put a hold on UN listing of Lashkar-e-Taiba's 2nd command Abdul Rehman Makki as "extremely unfortunate" despite 'overwhelming evidence" against the Pakistan-based terrorist.

The sources pointed out that Beijing's action "runs counter to China’s claims of combating terrorism".

On June1, 2022, India and the US jointly proposed to list Makki,the brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba head and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed,under the UN Security Council’s Al-Qaeda (Dae’sh) and ISIL Sanctions Committee. Both India and the US had already listed Makki as a terrorist under their domestic laws.

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But onThursday, China placed a “technical hold” on the proposal, effectively blocking the listing of the proposal till the hold is withdrawn,whichcan last for up to 6 months at a time.

This is not the first time that China has placed hurdles for the listing of known terrorists. In the past, it had repeatedly blocked proposals to designate Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of Pakistan-based and UN-proscribed terrorist entity, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki, also known as Abdulrahman Maki. Makki has occupied various leadership roles within Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). He has also played a role in raising funds for LeT operations.

Makki has a reward of $2 million on him placed by the US government. Moreover, both Washington and Delhi have listed him as a terrorist under domestic laws.

Makki has been involved in raising funds, recruiting and radicalizing youth to violence and planning attacks in India, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir. While Makki was holding leadership positions in LeT and JuD, LeT has been responsible for and had involvement in prominent attacks in India such as the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Red Fort Attack on 22 December 2000, Rampur CRPF Camp attack on 1 January 2008, Karan Nagar (Srinagar) attack on 12-13 February 2018, Khanpora (Baramulla) attack on 30 May 2018, Srinagar attack on 14 June 2018 and Gurez/Bandipora attack on 7 August 2018.

Makki was reportedly arrested by Pakistan Government on May 15, 2019, and was kept under house arrest in Lahore. In 2020, he was convicted of terrorism financing and was sentenced to prison by a Pakistani court.

The United States continues to seek information onMakki because the Pakistani judicial system has released convicted LeT leaders and operatives in the past.

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Earlier also, China, an all-weather friend of Pakistan, has placed holds and blocks on bids by India and its allies to list Pakistan-based terrorists.