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Tensions between India and Pakistan will abate only after Islamabad takes "meaningful action" against terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar who engage in cross-border infiltration, a top US diplomat said today.

Terror mastermind Masood Azhar is not in jail but at the sprawling headquarters of the Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pakistan's Bahawalpur despite Islamabad's claims of arresting him, government sources say. Masood Azhar's last location, according to sources, was the Markaz Subhanallah, the headquarters of the terror group located in Bahawalpur.

Global terrorists Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed will be the first two to be banned as individuals in India after the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act amendments are notified by the government.

The listing of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the United Nations has send a "strong message" about the importance of collective action to uphold global peace and stability, the UK Foreign Office said.

Pakistan has issued an official order to freeze the assets and impose travel ban on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar after the United Nations declared him a "global terrorist".

Explaining the absence of the reference to the Pulwama terror attack in the United Nations Security Council listing of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a "global terrorist", the centre today said the listing is not supposed to be a biodata of all of Masood Azhar's terrorist acts.

Masood Azhar being declared a global terrorist is "a victory for American diplomacy", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted today after the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief was blacklisted by the UN Security Council. China, which had blocked moves to blacklist Masood Azhar four times, finally dropped its objections saying it "found no objection after a c...

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the United Nations (UN) designated terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad's chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist and asserted that this is why "India needs a strong and decisive leader".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the United Nations' decision to list Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist was a "big victory" in the fight against terror, and claimed that it will serve as the first step in his government's plan to bring the curtains down on those targeting India.

The United Nation Security Council's decision to list Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist created a flurry in political circles today, with those from the ruling BJP laying the credit at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's door and opposition leaders preferring to praise the efforts of Indian diplomats instead.

China, which lifted its technical hold on listing Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN, on Wednesday said it took the decision after it found no objection to the proposal by the US, the UK and France.

In a big diplomatic win for India, Pakistan-based Jaish-e Mohammed chief Masood Azhar was designated a "global terrorist" by the United Nations Security Council today after China removed its objections. In the past, China had blocked the move at the UN against Masood Azhar four times.

In a big diplomatic win for India, Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masoosd Azhar has been designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations today after China withdrew its objections. Masood Azhar's finances and assets will be frozen after his listing. China put a technical hold in March on a fresh proposal to ban Masood Azhar, the head of the Pakistan-...

Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar was designated a global terrorist by the UN Security Council in a diplomatic win for India on Wednesday. China, which had blocked moves to blacklist Masood Azhar four times, finally dropped its objections saying it "found no objection after a careful study of revised materials".

A decision on whether Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar will be listed as a global terrorist by the United Nations is likely to be taken today as the world body's Sanctions Committee holds a crucial meeting, amid indications that China could lift its hold on the proposal to blacklist Azhar.

Tensions between India and Pakistan will abate only after Islamabad takes "meaningful action" against terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar who engage in cross-border infiltration, a top US diplomat said today.

Terror mastermind Masood Azhar is not in jail but at the sprawling headquarters of the Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pakistan's Bahawalpur despite Islamabad's claims of arresting him, government sources say. Masood Azhar's last location, according to sources, was the Markaz Subhanallah, the headquarters of the terror group located in Bahawalpur.

Global terrorists Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed will be the first two to be banned as individuals in India after the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act amendments are notified by the government.

The listing of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the United Nations has send a "strong message" about the importance of collective action to uphold global peace and stability, the UK Foreign Office said.

Pakistan has issued an official order to freeze the assets and impose travel ban on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar after the United Nations declared him a "global terrorist".

Explaining the absence of the reference to the Pulwama terror attack in the United Nations Security Council listing of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a "global terrorist", the centre today said the listing is not supposed to be a biodata of all of Masood Azhar's terrorist acts.

Masood Azhar being declared a global terrorist is "a victory for American diplomacy", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted today after the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief was blacklisted by the UN Security Council. China, which had blocked moves to blacklist Masood Azhar four times, finally dropped its objections saying it "found no objection after a c...

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the United Nations (UN) designated terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad's chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist and asserted that this is why "India needs a strong and decisive leader".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the United Nations' decision to list Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist was a "big victory" in the fight against terror, and claimed that it will serve as the first step in his government's plan to bring the curtains down on those targeting India.

The United Nation Security Council's decision to list Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist created a flurry in political circles today, with those from the ruling BJP laying the credit at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's door and opposition leaders preferring to praise the efforts of Indian diplomats instead.

China, which lifted its technical hold on listing Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN, on Wednesday said it took the decision after it found no objection to the proposal by the US, the UK and France.

In a big diplomatic win for India, Pakistan-based Jaish-e Mohammed chief Masood Azhar was designated a "global terrorist" by the United Nations Security Council today after China removed its objections. In the past, China had blocked the move at the UN against Masood Azhar four times.

In a big diplomatic win for India, Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masoosd Azhar has been designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations today after China withdrew its objections. Masood Azhar's finances and assets will be frozen after his listing. China put a technical hold in March on a fresh proposal to ban Masood Azhar, the head of the Pakistan-...

Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar was designated a global terrorist by the UN Security Council in a diplomatic win for India on Wednesday. China, which had blocked moves to blacklist Masood Azhar four times, finally dropped its objections saying it "found no objection after a careful study of revised materials".

A decision on whether Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar will be listed as a global terrorist by the United Nations is likely to be taken today as the world body's Sanctions Committee holds a crucial meeting, amid indications that China could lift its hold on the proposal to blacklist Azhar.