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TopicMasood Azhar

Topic: Masood Azhar

CNN News 18 breaks news of Azhar’s `death’, Aaj Tak, Zee, ABP suggest he was `killed’ in Balakot

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Your daily news capsule.

Pakistan could launch crackdown on Jaish-e-Mohammed’s chief Masood Azhar

M Zulqernain -
A top Pakistani govt source said Islamabad has decided in principle to take on the JeM leadership to de-escalate tensions with India.

JeM denies responsibility, there’s confusion over who attacked Pulwama, says Pakistan

PTI -
Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said when contacted by "people over here", the Jaish-e-Mohammed leadership denied carrying out the Pulwama attack.

JeM chief Masood Azhar suspected to be suffering from renal failure

PTI -
Masood Azhar is apparently undergoing regular dialysis at an army hospital in Rawalpindi, security officials said a day after Pakistan admitted to the JeM chief being in their country.

Masood Azhar in Pakistan and very unwell, says foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Sajjad Hussain -
Pakistan's statement comes amid high tensions with India, which blames Islamabad for giving shelter to Azhar and his terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed.

China has long played its India-Pak ‘balancing act’, but stakes are high this time around

Ananth Krishnan -
With CPEC and BRI, China not only has greater stakes in Pakistan but also seems less concerned about diplomatic isolation than it was after 26/11.

Sushma Swaraj raises Pulwama attack in talks with foreign ministers of China & Russia

K J M Varma -
Swaraj said that the terror attack in Pulwama was a direct result of impunity and cover given to JeM by Pakistan.

France to propose banning JeM chief Masood Azhar after assuming UNSC presidency

Yoshita Singh -
France is a permanent member of the UNSC with veto powers, and assumes the rotating presidency on 1 March.

UNSC unanimously adopts resolution on Pulwama, eye on China for action against JeM chief

Nayanima Basu -
China won't find it easy now to veto the enlisting of Masood Azhar once UK and France move a resolution at UN 1267 Sanctions Committee, say sources.

Not opposed to banning Masood Azhar, those involved in terror must be listed by UN: Saudi

Manash Pratim Bhuyan -
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said his country follows a zero tolerance policy towards terrorism.
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