China on
friday (July 18, 2025) called on different countries to increase cooperation to combat
terrorism for regional security. The US has declared The Resistance Front (TRF), a front organization of Pakistan's terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, a global terrorist organization, which claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack in
pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
china has given this statement after this development.
China mentioned the
pahalgam terrorist attack
Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said, "China firmly opposes all forms of
terrorism and strongly condemns the terrorist attack on
april 22." He was asked about the US State Department declaring TRF a global terrorist organization. He said, "China calls on various countries to enhance counter-terrorism cooperation and jointly maintain regional security and stability." Earlier, in a statement, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that this action reflects America's commitment to implement President Donald Trump's stance regarding justice in the
pahalgam attack case. Many terrorist groups of
pakistan are banned Many Pakistani terrorist groups and individuals are listed under the 1267 sanctions system of the United Nations Security Council. These include terrorist organizations like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Jamaat-ud-Dawa as well as
terrorists like
hafiz saeed and Masood Azhar. After the
pahalgam attack, the United Nations Security Council issued a statement on
april 25 condemning the attack, but after objections from
pakistan and
china, the mention of TRF and Lashkar-e-Taiba was removed from the statement. TRF had taken responsibility for the
pahalgam terror attack
26
people were killed in the attack on 22
april in
pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Resistance Front (TRF) had taken responsibility for the attack, but later withdrew its statement when tensions between
india and
pakistan escalated.
In response to the
pahalgam attack,
india launched 'Operation Sindoor' on the night of May 6-7, in which nine terrorist infrastructure in
pakistan and Pakistan-occupied
kashmir were targeted.