NOT STRONG ENOUGH: ON PAHALGAM TERROR ATTACK AND THE UNSC STATEMENT

The UN Security Council’s statement on Friday (April 25, 2025) condemning “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, was necessary, but inadequate.

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According to the statement, which expressed condolences to India, and to Nepal which lost one citizen, the members of the Security Council, that include Pakistan as an elected, non-permanent member this year, “reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security”.

The statement also spoke of the need to bring the perpetrators and their sponsors to justice. However, the UNSC did not name The Resistance Front (TRF) that initially claimed responsibility for the attack, and did not refer to the group’s linkages to a UNSC-designated terror outfit, the LeT.