TRF deserves designationas overseas terrorist organisation:U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee

The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs has welcomed the designation of The Resistance Front, a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a world terrorist outfit over the Pahalgam assault, saying anybody who “butchers” civilians doesn’t get a go however justice.

Last week, the U.S. designated The Resistance Front (TRF) as a chosen Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).

“President (Donald) Trump calls it like it’s. The Resistance Front is a overseas terrorist organisation and deserves the designation,” the committee, chaired by Representative Brian Mast, mentioned in a put up on X Saturday.

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“When you butcher civilians, you don’t get a go—you get Justice. It was a terrorist assault—easy and simple,” the committee mentioned.

It additionally cited its put up on X dated April 22, when the committee had slammed a report by the New York Times on the Pahalgam assault titled “At Least 24 Tourists Gunned Down by Militants in Kashmir”.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority had mentioned, “Hey, @nytimes, we mounted it for you. This was a terrorist assault plain and easy. Whether it’s India or Israel, in terms of terrorism, the NYT is faraway from actuality.”

In the put up, the House Foreign Affairs Committee had struck down the phrase “militants” within the headline and changed it with the phrase “terrorists”, writing the phrase in daring purple letters.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, saying the punitive measure towards TRF, had mentioned it was a part of Washington’s dedication to countering terrorism and imposing President Trump’s name for justice for the Pahalgam assault.   

TRF, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) entrance and proxy, claimed duty for the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam assault, which killed 26 civilians.

India welcomed the U.S. determination, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar describing it as a “strong affirmation” of India-US counter-terror cooperation.