China has once again revealed its true stance on terrorism by obstructing the designation of terrorist Sajid Mir as a global terrorist. India and the US had jointly proposed adding Mir to the UN’s terror list, but China vetoed the move. Sajid Mir is wanted for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and is a notorious operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Sajid Mir is a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist
Reports indicate that China blocked a proposal by India and the US at the United Nations on Tuesday to designate Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Sajid Mir as a global terrorist. Beijing vetoed the resolution at the UN Security Council’s 1267 Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee, which sought to blacklist Mir as a global terrorist, freeze his assets, impose travel bans, and enforce arms embargoes.

Terrorist most wanted in 26/11 attacks
Last September, it was revealed that China had placed a hold on the proposal to designate Mir at the UN. Beijing has now formally blocked the resolution. Mir is one of India’s most-wanted terrorists, and the US has offered a $5 million bounty for information leading to his capture due to his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

Pakistan arrested Sajid Mir, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, last year. An anti-terrorism court in Lahore sentenced him to 15 years in prison. A senior lawyer involved in terrorism cases stated that an anti-terror court in Lahore had convicted Mir, a member of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, in early June for terror financing.

Sajid Mir is on the FBI’s list of most-wanted terrorists. Pakistan has consistently denied his presence, even falsely claiming he was dead at one point.

Pakistan had previously claimed his death
In December 2021, Pakistani officials claimed Sajid Mir had died, but Western nations, including the US, expressed skepticism and demanded proof. Suddenly, on April 21, 2022, Pakistan announced his arrest, and on May 16, 2022, he was sentenced and imprisoned in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail.

This is not the first time China has vetoed India-US proposals on this matter. In September 2022, India and China clashed at the UN over the same issue—designating Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Sajid Mir, a key accused in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, as a global terrorist. The US had proposed labeling Mir an “international terrorist,” with India supporting the move.