Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group's proxy - The Resistance Front- has been mentioned in a UN Security Council (UNSC) report for its involvement in the barbaric April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Since 2019, this is the first time mention of LeT/Pakistan-based terror groups in the UNSC monitoring report, despite Pakistan being a UNSC member.
UNSC's Monitoring Team (MT) report mentions and quotes that the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir could not have happened without Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) support and that there was a relationship between LeT and The Resistance Front (TRF).
Why does this mention of TRF become crucial for India?
The development is influential as all decisions of the UNSC's 1267 Sanctions Committee, including reports, are adopted by consensus among members of the UN's top body, according to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on Wednesday.
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Pakistan seeks the removal of TRF's reference -
The Pakistan Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar bragged in the Pakistan National Assembly about forcing the removal of references to TRF in the UNSC press statement condemning the Pahalgam attack, they recalled.
What does the report say?
"The attack was claimed that same day by The Resistance Front (TRF), which in parallel published a photograph of the attack site. The claim of responsibility was repeated the following day."
In the report, there is also mention of TRF later retracting their claim on April 26 for the Pahalgam terror attack in India, where 26 people were brutally murdered after terrorists asked about their religion.
"Regional relations remain fragile. There is a risk that terrorist groups may exploit these regional tensions. One member State said the attack could not have happened without LeT's support, and that there was a relationship between LeT and TRF."
"Another member state said the attack was carried out by TRF, which was synonymous with LeT. One member state rejected these views and said that LeT was defunct," the report added. The member state, which claimed that LeT was defunct, largely appears to be Pakistan.
UNSC's 1267 Sanctions Committee is tasked to enforce sanctions against terrorists, terror groups, and related entities.
Also Read: What is 1267 Sanctions Committee & How does UN list terrorists?
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