China has consistently defended Pakistani terrorists in the United Nations. This is the fourth time in the past several months that Beijing has placed a hold on proposals to declare Pakistan-based terrorists under the 1267 Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee regime.
Terror group People's Anti-Fascist Force (PAFF), an offshoot of Pakistan headquartered terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba, has claimed responsibility of the murder of Jammu & Kashmir DGP (Prisons) Hemant Kumar Lohia.