December 07, 2008	Sunday	Zilhaj 8, 1429

WASHINGTON, Dec 6: The United States is planning to send the names of some Pakistani individuals and Pakistan-based groups to the UN Security Council for tightening sanctions against them.

The issue came up at a briefing on Friday when a reporter asked deputy spokesman Robert Wood to confirm if the US had already sent the names of some Pakistani individuals, including several retired ISI officials, to the Security Council for addition to the UN terrorist sanctions list.

“I’m not going to comment on names that we may or may not submit to the UN,” said Mr Wood. “It wouldn’t be appropriate for me to do at this point.”

He said he would reveal the details when the list is sent.

Once the list of an individual or a group is added to this list, all UN members are required to freeze without delay the funds and other financial assets or economic resources of designated individuals and entities.

UN members are also required to prevent the entry into or transit through their territories by designated individuals.

The member nations are also required to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale and transfer from their territories or by their nationals outside their territories, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types, spare parts, and technical advice, assistance, or training related to military activities, to designated individuals and entities.