Key UNSC report says TRF claimed role in Pahalgam terror attack, published photo of J-K tourist site
The report explicitly recorded the involvement of the TRF, a proxy outfit of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba in the Pahalgam terror attack of 22 April 2025, where 26 civilians were killed.
This is also the first time that a LeT/Pakistan-based terror group has been mentioned in the report since 2019.
"The paragraph on TRF and the Pahalgam terror attack is the first part under the South Asia Section and the largest. It is in sync with what India has been stating on the links between the TRF and the LeT and its support from Pakistan," government sources said.
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 their claim. There was no further communication from TRF, and no other group claimed responsibility."
The report highlighted that relations between the LeT and TRF could not be ruled out, and the region remained at risk of being exploited by the terrorists.
"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 Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT, QDe.118) support, and that there was a relationship between LeT and TRF," the UN report stated.
"Another Member State said that the attack was carried out by TRF, who was synonymous with LeT. One Member State rejected these views and said LeT was defunct," the UNSC monitoring team report stated.
This development is particularly notable as all decisions of the 1267 Sanctions Committee, including monoitoring team reports, are adopted by consensus by the members of the Security Council.
The inter-ministerial delegation had held separate briefings for like-minded countries in the Security Council and other major UN member states.
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