UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 : A recent report by the UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions monitoring team has noted a reported link between Pakistan based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the Red Fort attack in New Delhi on November 9, 2025, which claimed 15 lives.
The 37th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, submitted to the 1267 Sanctions Committee concerning ISIL and Al-Qaida, stated, “One Member State noted that JeM had claimed responsibility for a series of attacks and was also reported to be linked to the Red Fort incident.”
The report also mentioned that JeM leader Mohammed Masood Azhar Alvi had announced the formation of a women only wing, Jamaat ul-Muminat, aimed at supporting terrorist operations. While another member state described JeM as defunct, reports also noted the killing of three individuals involved in a July 28 attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
The Red Fort blast involved a high intensity explosion targeting a slow-moving vehicle near the Red Fort metro station, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries.
Addressing the report at a briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that the report is publicly available and stated that India’s inputs on cross border terrorism had been incorporated, strengthening the global fight against terrorism.
The UNSC report further highlighted regional terror threats, noting that Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) remains active in south-eastern Afghanistan under the influence of the Haqqani Network. Its leadership, including Osama Mahmoud (emir) and deputy Yahya Ghauri, operate from Kabul, with the media cell based in Herat. The report warned of external operations by AQIS, potentially unclaimed or deniable, linked to groups such as Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan.
Additionally, ISIL-K activities were noted primarily in northern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border, with efforts to expand recruitment and financing through propaganda in Central Asian languages, leveraging regional issues like the Gaza-Israel conflict.
The UNSC report underscores the continuing threat posed by Pakistan based and regional terror networks, while highlighting coordinated international efforts to monitor and counter their activities.