China blocked UN sanctions on 3 Pak-based terrorists: WikiLeaks

“On the international stage,Pakistan has sought to block the UNSCR 1267 listings of Pakistan-based or affiliated terrorists by requesting that China place holds on the nominations. China recently placed a technical hold on the designation of three Pakistan-based or affiliated terrorists nominated by India,although China did not prevent the most recent Pakistan-related US designation nomination in June,” says the secret State Department cable,which primarily deals with the issue of terrorist financing.

The United States,which has charged the Wikileaks of indulging in a criminal act by stealing and releasing these cables,has neither confirmed nor denied the authenticity of these documents.

According to US officials,every cable coming out of the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department is signed off by the Secretary of State as a matter of routine,and this should not interpreted as a personal statement of Clinton; but as an official direction from the State Department to its posts overseas.

However,this is for the first time it has come in the public domain ¿ courtesy WikiLeaks ¿ that China has been blocking Indian efforts to designate certain Pakistan-based terrorist outfits at the United Nations.

Officials say that both India and the US have been regularly raising this issue with Chinese officials,and have been successful some of the times,but not always,officials point out.

This particular cable further confirms ISI’s continued links with terrorists outfits.

“Pakistan’s intermittent support to terrorist groups and militant organizations threatens to undermine regional security and endanger US national security objectives in Afghanistan and Pakistan,” the cable says.

“Although Pakistani senior officials have publicly disavowed support for these groups,some officials from the Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate continue to maintain ties with a wide array of extremist organizations,in particular Taliban,LeT and other extremist organizations,” it says.

“These extremist organizations continue to find refuge in Pakistan and exploit Pakistan’s extensive network of charities,NGOs and madrassas. This network of social service institutions readily provides extremist organizations with recruits,funding and infrastructure for planning new attacks,” says the US cables.