NEW DELHI: In a significant development, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has named The Resistance Front (TRF), an off-shoot of terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) for its role in Pahalgam terror attack, in its latest monitoring report on global terrorism.
The UNSC monitoring committee in its report published on July 24, has linked Lashkar’s proxy to April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, which led to killing of 26 innocent tourists. The move is seen as another diplomatic victory for India because this comes days after United States designated TRF as a foreign terrorist organisation, thus endorsing India's global counter-terror campaign.
The UNSC report states, "On 22 April, five terrorists attacked a tourist spot in Pahalgam, in Jammu and Kashmir. Twenty-six civilians were killed. The attack was claimed that same day by The Resistance Front (TRF), who in parallel published a photograph of the attack site."
“The claim of responsibility was repeated the following day. On 26 April, however, TRF retracted its claim. There was no further communication from TRF, and no other group claimed responsibility. Regional relations remain fragile. There is a risk that terrorist groups may exploit these regional tensions, ” it added.