Pathankot terror attack: NIA special court declares Masood Azhar, 3 others as 'Proclaimed Offenders'

A special NIA court in Punjab declared Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and three others as 'Proclaimed Offenders' in the terror attack on the Pathankot  airbase, reports IANS. The Pathankot airbase was attacked on January  2, 2016. 

Azhar's brother Mufti Rauf Asghar and associates Shahid Latif and Kashif Jan are the other three declared as 'Proclaimed Offenders'.

Since 2016, a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has been hearing the case. The agency had issued red corner notices against the terrorists for them to stand trial.

On Thursday, China said it will soon take a call on India's demand to designate JeM chief Masood Azhar as global terrorist by the UN as it is investigating his terror activities, a senior functionary of Communist Party of China said.

China had put a technical hold twice last year when India moved an application to ban Azhar after the Pathankot terrorist attack.  Beijing again repeated its action this year when the US moved the application at the UN.