Pakistan and China suffer setback at UN, US, UK, France reject proposal to ban BLA-Majid Brigade.
Pakistan and China introduced a joint resolution to designate the BLA and the Majeed Brigade as terrorist organizations. This resolution was blocked by the United States, Britain, and France. This is a major setback for Pakistan.
United Nations: Pakistan and China have suffered a major setback in the United Nations. The US, Britain and France have put a technical hold on a joint effort by Pakistan and China to list the Balochistan Liberation Army and its suicide wing Majeed Brigade under the UN’s 1267 sanctions regime. According to media reports, Western powers have cited the lack of sufficient evidence to prove the links of these organisations to Al Qaeda and ISIL.