US, UK and France block Pakistan-China move at UN to list BLA, Majeed Brigade as terror groups

The United States, along with the UK and France, has temporarily blocked a joint Pakistan-China proposal to designate the Balochistan Liberation Army and Majeed Brigade as terrorist groups under the UN 1267 sanctions regime. Citing insufficient evidence linking the groups to Al Qaeda and ISIL, the US took a 'technical hold' on the proposal.