The United States (US) vowed on April 3 to utilise “all available avenues” to ensure Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar was held accountable but China warned Washington that this attitude could complicate an already tense situation in South Asia, reports Dawn. “We can confirm that we circulated a draft UNSC resolution with UK and French support,” said a US State Department spokesperson when asked how the US planned to deal with this issue. On March 27, the US circulated a draft resolution to the 15-nation UN Security Council (UNSC) to blacklist Azhar and subject him to a travel ban, an assets freeze and an arms embargo. Official says Beijing has taken a ‘reasonable stand’ on issue of JeM chief. “We hope South Asia could maintain peace and stability and we hope India and Pakistan will engage in dialogue and through dialogue and consultation resolve outstanding issues,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang while explaining China’s policy on the dispute.