United Nations, Feb 12 (NationPress) A United Nations terrorism monitoring team has refuted Pakistan’s claim that the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is “defunct.” The latest report highlights that the group is still operational and has taken responsibility for multiple attacks, notably the Red Fort incident in Delhi last November.

The UN’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team revealed in a recent report submitted to the Security Council that JeM was “reported to be linked to the attack on the Red Fort in New Delhi on 9 November that resulted in 15 fatalities.”

Although the report did not explicitly mention Pakistan, it indicated that “a Member State claimed JeM was defunct,” yet it pointed out that JeM's leader, Mohammed Masood Azhar Alvi, had “officially announced the creation of a women-only faction, Jamaat ul-Muminat.”

The report confirmed that JeM “had asserted responsibility for a series of attacks.”

Both JeM and Azhar Alvi are under UN sanctions.

India welcomed the UN’s acknowledgment of JeM’s activities. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated on Friday: “We appreciate that they have considered India’s input regarding cross-border terrorism and how we can enhance the global fight against it.”

The report also discussed the killing of three individuals allegedly connected to the Pahalgam attack, which was claimed by The Resistance Front (TRF), identified as a splinter group of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), another entity sanctioned by the UN.

“It was reported that on 28 July, three individuals allegedly involved in the Pahalgam attack were killed,” the report stated.

In the incident last April, 26 individuals were killed in the tourist area, which authorities classified as religion-motivated killings.

The TRF has been sanctioned by both the United States and India, but has not been listed by the UN, reportedly due to opposition from Pakistan, an elected member of the Security Council, and China.

This report was intended for the Security Council’s 1267 Committee, which oversees sanctions related to the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, and associated groups, including JeM and LeT. However, the committee currently lacks a chair due to internal disagreements within the Council regarding appointments. Without a chair, the report was submitted to the United Kingdom, which holds the Council presidency this month.

Last year, Pakistan sought the chairmanship of the 1267 Committee but did not attain it. Following negotiations, Pakistan was made chair of the Taliban Sanctions Committee, while Denmark was given leadership of the 1267 Committee.