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In the video, recorded in Pakistan’s parliament in April, Dar said that Islamabad does not consider TRF to be an ‘illegal’ group
Pakistan deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar. (Reuters file photo)
An old video of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has surfaced, showing him rejecting claims that The Resistance Front (TRF) was involved in the April Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
In the video, recorded in Pakistan’s parliament in April, Dar said that Islamabad does not consider TRF to be an “illegal” organisation.
“Alhamdulillah, we are a non-permanent member of the UNSC. We don’t consider TRF illegal. Show the evidence that TRF carried out the Pahalgam attack or prove its ownership. We will not accept these claims, TRF had to be deleted from the UN press release,” Dar can be heard saying.
Pak Deputy PM Ishaq Dar rejected TRF involvement in the Pahalgam attack and said :‘Alhamdulillah we are the non permanent member of UNSC…..we don’t consider TRF as illegal…show the evidence that TRF has carried out the Pahalgam attack or show the ownership of TRF… We… pic.twitter.com/qLwDAC4zVy
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He further added, “We opposed the mention of TRF in the UNSC statement. I received calls from global capitals, but Pakistan would not accept it. TRF was deleted, and Pakistan prevailed.”
The video came to light shortly after the United States designated TRF as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group on Thursday.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had called TRF as a “front and proxy” of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Pakistan-based UN-designated terror group. Both India and the US have linked TRF to the Pahalgam attack and LeT’s infrastructure.
The Pahalgam terror attack took place on 22 April and killed 26 civilians, almost all Hindus. Survivors said that the gunmen separated women and children and asked the men to recite the Muslim declaration of faith. It was one of the deadliest attacks in recent years and led to a sharp rise in tensions between India and Pakistan. Over the next four days, clashes between the two sides reportedly killed more than 70 people, in the worst standoff between the foes since 1999.
TRF initially claimed responsibility for the attack but later withdrew the claim. India considers TRF a terrorist organisation and accuses Pakistan of supporting it.
On Friday, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar welcomed the US designation, calling it a “strong affirmation” of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation.
(With inputs from agencies)
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