Overview

• The Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 killed 26 tourists, with The Resistance Front (TRF) initially claiming responsibility before retracting.
• Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar admitted to pushing for the removal of TRF and Pahalgam references in the UN Security Council's press statement condemning the attack.
• Dar justified the changes by demanding evidence against TRF and described the group as a local forum, despite its links to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
• Unverified reports allege that Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir pressured LeT to have TRF deny involvement in the attack.
• The UNSC statement, finalized after Pakistan's objections, condemned the attack in Jammu and Kashmir but omitted specific references to TRF or Pahalgam.