ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed "disappointment" at the United States' blocking of one of the four Indian nationals, it has sought to be designated under the United Nations 1267 Sanctions List as global terrorist for financing, sponsoring and organising terrorism inside Pakistan.
"We are disappointed that Pakistan's proposal to designate Venumadhav Dongara as a terrorist has been objected to. Pakistan hopes that the listing requests of other three Indian nationals will be given due consideration by the UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee in an objective and transparent manner," Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said, without naming the United States to have blocked Pakistan's proposal at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
She pointed out that Pakistan had proposed the designation of four Indian nationals in 2019 under the United Nations 1267 Sanctions List, namely Venumadhav Dongara, Ajoy Mistry, Gobinda Patnaik, and Angara Appaji.
"These individuals were financing, sponsoring and organising terrorism inside Pakistan by providing financial, technical and material support to terrorist groups including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, and others," Farooqui said.
Taking advantage of the prolonged conflict in our neighbourhood, she said that India had fomented terrorism inside Pakistan by providing training, financial and material support to terrorist groups to kill innocent people in Pakistan.
"These Indian nationals are now residing in India with impunity, which vindicates Pakistan's position that India is a state-sponsor of terrorism," the spokesperson said.
The US; however, objected to one, Venumadhav Dongara, and has also informed the UNSC of its decision.
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