UNSC: India said- Our efforts to ban the culprits of 26/11 attacks were stopped due to political reasons
PTI, United Nations. Published by: Dev Kashyap Updated Fri, 25 Nov 2022 12:05 AM IST
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India’s Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj said terrorism continues to pose a “serious threat” to international peace and security.
India’s Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj.
India’s Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj. Photo: ANI

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India has said that its efforts to ban the conspirators and facilitators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks were blocked in the past for “political reasons”, allowing those responsible to roam free and carry out further cross-border attacks against the country. Helped to move forward.

India’s Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj said terrorism continues to pose a “serious threat” to international peace and security. He said that groups affiliated and inspired by ISIS and Al-Qaeda are targeting civilians and security forces, especially in Asia and Africa, while carrying out their designs.

We should not forget that in November 2008, 10 terrorists entered the city of Mumbai from Pakistan through the sea route, Kamboj said in his remarks at the joint briefing of the UN Security Council by the Chairmen of the 1267/1373/1540 Committees of the UN Security Council. They took place and continued to wreak havoc in the city for four days, in which 166 people including 26 foreign nationals were killed.

With China repeatedly stalling efforts by India and the US to designate Pakistani terrorists and entities, Kamboj said our efforts to ban the conspirators and facilitators of these terror attacks have in the past been made for political reasons. has been blocked. They have been openly carrying out cross-border attacks against my country while pursuing their designs.”

Since June this year, Pakistan’s all-time ally China has arrested Pakistan-based terrorists Hafiz Talha Saeed, Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Shahid Mehmood, Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Sajid Mir, Jaish-e-Mohammed leader Abdul Rauf. Blocked proposals to blacklist Azhar and Abdul Rehman Makki under the Al Qaeda sanctions regime. India and the US offered to designate Pakistani terrorists and freeze their assets, a travel ban and an arms embargo, but Beijing blocked the proposals.
The UN Security Council of 15 countries heard briefings by the presidents of subsidiary bodies. Heard briefings by the Counter-Terrorism Committee chaired by India, the 1267 Al Qaeda Ban Committee chaired by Norway and the 1540 Committee on the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction chaired by Mexico. Kamboj, as chairman of the 1373 Counter-Terrorism Committee, passed this information on to the Council.

Kamboj, as the chair of the Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) for 2022, said India has made “all efforts” to ensure that the committee is able to effectively fulfill its mandate. He said that the Government of India had the honor of hosting special meetings of the CTC in Mumbai and New Delhi last month.

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