INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Pakistan-based leader of UN proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Abdul Rehman Makki, who is also the brother-in-law of most desired
Hafiz Saeed, was designated a worldwide terrorist by the UN Security Council after China dropped its technical hold over a proposition to
note him under the UNSCs ISIL (Daesh) and Al Qaida Sanctions Committee.While China permitted the proposition to go through weeks after India
left the UNSC as a non-permanent member, main sources said the listing was a conclusion of long standing and relentless efforts made over
the previous 7-8 months along with partner countries
Makkis was among the 5 names of Pakistan-based people India had actually proposed for noting in 2015
China had put a hold on each of these proposals stating it needed more time to examine these.Committed to no tolerance to fear: MEAIndia has
actually invited the classification of Pakistan-based Abdul Rehman Makki, who heads the political affairs wing of LeT-JuD, as a global
terrorist, stating dangers from terrorist organisations in the area stayed high and listings and sanctions by the UNSC were a reliable tool
to suppress such risks and take apart terror facilities in the area
India remains committed to pursuing a zero tolerance approach to terrorism and will continue to push the global neighborhood to take
trustworthy, verifiable and irreversible action versus terrorism, stated MEA representative Arindam Bagchi.China had put the joint India-US
proposal for a UN restriction on Makki on hold on June 16 and restored it again last month prior to finally relenting now
According to Indian authorities, China was the only UNSC member to challenge the proposed restriction despite overwhelming evidence against
Makki, who was already noted as a terrorist under the United States and Indian laws
India had actually given that consistently slammed China for its double requirements on battling terrorism, stating that protecting widely
known terrorists from sanctions in this way will just weaken Beijings credibility and danger exposing even itself more to the growing threat
of terrorism.Except for China, all other member-states had actually acknowledged Makkis role in raising funds, hiring and radicalising youth
to violence and preparation attacks in India, especially in J&K, according to Indian authorities
While Makki was holding management positions in LeT and JuD, LeT performed popular attacks in India such as the 26/11 Mumbai horror 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, said an
authorities, including he likewise worked as head of LeTs foreign relations department and a member of Shura (governing body) and JuDs
central and proselytizing group
Makki was supposedly apprehended by Pakistan government on 15 May 2019, and was kept under home arrest in Lahore
In 2020, he was founded guilty of terrorism financing and was sentenced to jail by a Pakistani court, he included.
