China once again saves Pakistani terrorist Masood Azhar

China has once again blocked the application given by India to sanction the Pakistani terrorist Masood Azhar. The application was rejected by China at United Nations Security Council and the reason was given as "because of a lack of consensus".

The application was up for review with a "technical hold" placed by China expiring on November 2. Officials in Beijing told they had "rejected" the application "because of a lack of consensus".

Beijing had on Monday indicated it would block the pending application with a "technical hold" it placed set to expire on November 2, saying there was "no consensus" and there were "disagreements" on the matter. India, however, says China is the only one among 15 members of the committee that has opposed the listing.

China reiterated that stand when asked on Thursday if it would block the application. "We raised a technical hold so as to allow for more time for the UNSC committee and all members to deliberate on this matter, but there is still an absence of consensus," said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying.