Pakistan, July 29 -- On July 17, the United States (US) proscribed a militant group called The Resistance Front (TRF) as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation and Specially Designated Global Terrorist. India claims that the TRF is an offshoot of the banned Pakistan-based militant organisation, the Lashkar-e Taiba (LeT), which had already been proscribed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

On April 22, immediately after the Pahalgam attack in Indian-held Kashmir, via the Telegram messaging app, the TRF claimed responsibility for the attack, resulting in the deaths of 26 tourists. However, a few days later, the TRF withdrew its statement saying that its account had been hacked. On April 25, the UNSC condemned the attack. However, bac...