UNSC lists Pakistan-based Abdul Rehman Makki as global terrorist, a year after China blocked India bid

Yet another Pakistan-based terrorist has been declared as a global terrorist by the United Nations Security Council.

The UNSC's ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee on 16 January 2023 added Abdul Rehman Makki to its list of global terrorists. Makki is the brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed.

In June 2022, China had blocked India's proposal to add Makki to the list of the Sanctions Committee, which is also called the UNSC 1267 Committee. Makki has already been designated a terrorist by India and the United States of America under domestic laws.

He has been accused of raising funds, recruiting and radicalising youth, and planning terrorist attacks in India, especially Jammu and Kashmir.

Also Watch: Billionaire Elon Musk to face trial over Tesla tweet