India Takes Pahalgam Attack Evidence Against TRF to UNSC United Nations Security Council’s 1267 Sanctions Committee, seeking to have The Resistance Front (TRF). It an organization based in Pakistan with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as its partner—designated as a terrorist group. This is after the April 22 Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 lives, both tourists and locals.
India has always asserted that TRF is a LeT front, perpetrating cross-border terrorism. The dossier presented to the UNSC contains intercepts of messages, financial connections. And operational information linking TRF to the Pahalgam massacre.
This is the third time India has approached the 1267 Committee with evidence against TRF. Previous attempts were thwarted, despite tangible evidence, owing to Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts with China support.
Pakistan’s Shielding of TRF
Pakistan, being a UNSC non-permanent member, has been advocating TRF in the council with the support of China. It is claimed to have ensured that TRF’s name was not mentioned in a UNSC statement denouncing the Pahalgam terror attack.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar publicly acknowledged having removed TRF’s name from the UNSC statement. Due to insufficient evidence—a step that has generated world outrage.
UNSC’s Role in Counterterrorism
The 1267 Sanctions Committee, set up in 1999, works towards countering terrorism related to ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and groups associated with them. It sanctions and puts travel bans on individuals and groups associated with them.
India’s newest offer is to beef up its application for TRF’s terror listing. So that it guarantees sanctions and travel bans on its members.
As a counterattack against the Pahalgam attack, India conducted pinpoint strikes on nine terror camps in Pakistan and PoK under Operation Sindoor. The situation got out of hand after Pakistan unleashed drone and missile attacks on Indian states of J&K, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan.
India’s UNSC initiative to add TRF as an international terror group is a major step towards uncovering the terror network of Pakistan. Diplomatic challenges persist, but India continues to seek responsibility. So that terror groups under the umbrella of Pakistan are brought under global sanctions.
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