Ban on Jaish chief Masood Azhar<\/p>\n
Nafees Zakaria Calls the Timing of US sanctions against some Pakistani entities intriguing<\/p>\n
INP
\nISLAMABAD: \u00a0The United Nations Security Council has rejected a politically motivated proposal by India seeking sanctions against Pakistan over terrorism, the Foreign Office said on Sunday.
\n\u201cUN Security Council\u2019s 1267 Sanctions Committee related to Islamic State (IS) and al Qaeda has rejected a politically motivated proposal by India,\u201d FO spokesperson Nafeez Zakaria said in a statement. \u201cReplete with frivolous information and baseless allegations, the Indian proposal had no merit and was aimed at advancing its narrow national agenda,\u201d the spokesperson added.
\nSlamming India\u2019s policy of state sponsored terrorism, Zakaria said New Delhi was itself involved in perpetrating, sponsoring, supporting, and financing terrorism. \u201cPakistan has been a direct victim of India\u2019s state sponsored terrorism and confessions of RAW\u2019s agent Kulbhushan Jadhav about his involvement in terrorist activities in Pakistan proves this fact,\u201d he said.
\nThe spokesperson went on to say that more evidence of India\u2019s involvement in stoking terrorism inside Pakistan will be share with the UN and international community. \u201cIt is clear that India\u2019s unfounded allegations against Pakistan are in fact aimed at masking its own terrorist activities in Pakistan.\u201d
\nZakaria also reiterated Islamabad\u2019s commitment to continue close cooperation with international community in its collective endeavours for elimination of terrorism. \u201cPakistan has made significant contribution and rendered enormous sacrifices in success of international community\u2019s efforts against terrorism,\u201d he said.
\nRelations between the two nuclear-armed arch rivals have plummeted in recent months, with India blaming Pakistani militants for a raid on an army base in its part of Kashmir in September that killed 19 soldiers. India said it responded by carrying out strikes across the heavily-militarised border, although Islamabad denies these took place.
\nForeign Office spokesman, Nafees Zakaria has called the timing of US sanctions against some Pakistani entities as intriguing.
\nIn an interview with FOrigen chanel, the spokesman said the government was aware of the sanctions.
\n\u201cThis means that for any transfers of technology to these entities, U.S. exporters will need a license,\u201d he said, adding that Pakistani authorities were examining the case to ascertain the facts behind the listing.
\nA December 15 notification by the US Department of Commerce named the entities and added them to the Export Administration Regulations list, saying \u201cthese government and private entities in Pakistan are determined to be involved in activities that are contrary to the national security and\/or foreign policy of the United States.\u201d
\nThe facilities in question are thought to be associated with Pakistan\u2019s missile development program, though officials in Islamabad have not acknowledged it. The U.S. government has not revealed details of violations these entities are alleged to have committed.
\nThe spokesman said that Pakistan was ready to work with the U.S. at the level of experts to devise mutually agreed-upon procedures for end-use guarantees.
\n\u201cThis will help in assuring non-diversion of high-technology exports from the U.S. without hampering our legitimate imports for socioeconomic development activities,\u201d the spokesman said.
\nPakistan officials insist their missile and nuclear programs are \u201ccompletely indigenous,\u201d and that U.S. sanctions will have \u201clittle bearing\u201d on them.
\n\u201cIt means nothing for us,\u201d said a senior official associated with the projects. He requested not to be named because he was not authorized to speak to reporters, the media said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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