UNSC Condemns Pahalgam Terror Attack, says ‘Perpetrators Must Be Dealt with Strict Action’

By R Anil Kumar 

• ‘Bring Them to Justice’: What UN Security Council Said on Pahalgam Attack

• The UN Security Council has condemned the deadly Pahalgam attack, describing it as ‘reprehensible’, and called for bringing those responsible, including their sponsors, to justice

New York. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) condemned the recent Pahalgam attack, emphasising the necessity to hold accountable those responsible, including perpetrators and financiers of terror.

The UN Security Council “strongly” condemned the Pahalgam terror attack and underlined the need to hold perpetrators, organisers, financiers behind the dastardly incident to account. In a statement issued on Saturday, 26 April, the UNSC members expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms constitutes one of the “most serious threats” to international peace and security.

“The members of the UN Security Council underlined the need to hold perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors of this reprehensible act of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice. They stressed that those responsible for these killings should be held accountable, and urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with all relevant authorities in this regard,” the UNSC statement read.

It added that the members of the Security Council reiterate that any acts of terrorism are “criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed”.

“They reaffirmed the need for all States to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and other obligations under international law, including international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law, threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts,” the statement concluded.

Pahalgam terror attack

On April 22, 26 people were shot dead in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Pahalgam – one of the worst attacks in the Valley since 2019. Terrorists came into the Baisaran Valley grassland, dubbed ‘Mini Switzerland’, and started firing at tourists gathered around eateries, taking pony rides or just picnicking, officials and eyewitnesses said. The Resistance Front (TRF), a shadow group of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Here is Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Jammu and Kashmir

The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday that killed at least 26 tourists and left many more injured, calling for accountability and international cooperation to bring the perpetrators to justice.

In a press statement issued, the Council members expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the Governments of India and Nepal.

They also extended wishes for a speedy and full recovery to those injured in Tuesday’s attack in which a group of gunmen fired on tourists visiting the Himalayan region, which both India and Pakistan claim sovereignty over.

“Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security,” the ambassadors reaffirmed.

They underscored that such acts are “criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed.”

They stressed that the perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors must be held accountable and brought to justice.

They urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with all relevant authorities.

Ambassadors reaffirmed the need for States to “combat by all means” threats to international peace and security resulting from acts of terrorism, in accordance with the UN Charter and other obligations under international law.