Feb 24, 2019
NEW YORK: The Security Council on Thursday condemned the Pulwama attack in
the “strongest terms” and named Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in the resolution.
“The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous
and cowardly suicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir, which resulted in over 40
Indian paramilitary forces dead and dozens wounded on February 14, 2019, for
which Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has claimed responsibility,” the UN body said in
a statement.
The UNSC statement was approved unanimously by its permanent and non- permanent
members, including China. France is expected to move a proposal, along with
the United States and the United Kingdom, to declare Azhar a terrorist subject.
It will be fourth such bid at the UN in the past ten years.
“The members of the Security Council underlined the need to hold perpetrators,
organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism
accountable and bring them to justice, and urged all States, in accordance with
their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions,
to cooperate actively with the Government of India and all other relevant authorities
in this regard,” the UNSC said in its press statement.
"They reaffirm the need for all states to combat by all means, in accordance
with the Charter of the United Nations and other obligations under international
law, including international human rights law, international refugee law and
international humanitarian law, threats to international peace and security
caused by terrorist acts,” it said.
