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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 261 

Strongly condemning the February 2019 terrorist attack in India, offering 

condolences to the family and friends of the victims, and reaffirming 

solidarity with the people of India. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 27, 2019 

Mr. PERRY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Strongly condemning the February 2019 terrorist attack in 

India, offering condolences to the family and friends 

of the victims, and reaffirming solidarity with the people 

of India. 

Whereas, on February 14, 2019, a Pakistan-based terrorist 

organization attacked an Indian Central Reserve Police 

Force convoy, killing at least 40 Indian paramilitary 

forces and wounding at least 44 others; 

Whereas the United States and United Nations (U.N.) designated terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has 

claimed responsibility for the attack; 

Whereas the Department of State has designated JeM as a 

foreign terrorist organization since December 26, 2001; 


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Whereas JeM is one of numerous terrorist groups that receive safe haven in Pakistan; 

Whereas the Department of State’s 2017 Country Reports on 

Terrorism states, ‘‘The Pakistani government failed to 

significantly limit Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LeT) and JeM 

from openly raising money, recruiting, and training in 

Pakistan.’’; 

Whereas LeT conducted the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 

more than 160 individuals and injured at least 300 others in a series of attacks that targeted a railway station, 

a popular restaurant, a hospital, two hotels, and a Jewish 

center; 

Whereas the 2017 Country Reports on Terrorism also states, 

‘‘The Pakistani government did not restrict the Afghan 

Taliban and the Haqqani Network from operating in 

Pakistan-based safe havens while threatening U.S. and 

Afghan forces in Afghanistan.’’; 

Whereas, in 2017, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), 

an international body focused on combating terrorist financing, continued to state concern that Pakistan’s outstanding gaps in the implementation of the U.N. Security 

Council’s sanctions regimes against ISIL (Da’esh) and 

al-Qaida have not been resolved, and that U.N.-listed entities, including LeT and its affiliates, were not effectively prohibited from raising funds in Pakistan, nor 

being denied financial services; 

Whereas, in June 2018, the FATF placed Pakistan on the 

grey list due to the country’s strategic deficiencies in its 

antimoney laundering and combating financing of terrorism regime; 


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Whereas, in February 2019, the FATF assessed Pakistan’s 

progress towards delisting and stated, ‘‘[Pakistan] does 

not demonstrate a proper understanding of the TF [terrorism financing] risks posed by Da’esh, al-Qa’ida, 

Jamaatud Dawa, Falah-i-Insaniyay Foundation, LeT, 

JeM, the Haqqani Network, and persons affiliated with 

the Taliban’’; 

Whereas the United States and India share a mutually beneficial political, economic, and security partnership; 

Whereas, in 2005, the United States and India launched a 

strategic partnership that served to broaden and deepen 

the security cooperation between the two countries; 

Whereas the security cooperation between the United States 

and India plays an essential role in combating terrorism 

in the region, including the India-U.S. Counterterrorism 

Joint Working Group; 

Whereas the United States and India have pledged to 

strengthen cooperation against terrorist threats from 

groups, including al-Qaida (AQ), ISIS, JeM, LeT, and 

D-Company; and 

Whereas the United States is committed to working with the 

Government of India to combat terrorism in all forms: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns in the strongest terms the recent 

3 terrorist attack in India that resulted in the tragic 

4 loss of 40 lives; 


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1 (2) offers its deepest condolences to the family 

2 and friends of the victims and to India, and reaf3 firms its solidarity with the Indian people; 

4 (3) honors the memory of the 40 Indian para5 military force members whose lives were tragically 

6 lost in this horrific attack; 

7 (4) urges the Government of Pakistan to end 

8 immediately its support, including access to a safe 

9 haven, to terrorist groups operating on its soil, 

10 whose goals are to sow chaos, violence, and terror in 

11 the region; 

12 (5) recognizes the threat posed by Jaish-e-Mo13 hammad and other terrorist organizations being pro14 vided safe haven in Pakistan and reaffirms the 

15 United States commitment to addressing Pakistan’s 

16 harboring and support of internationally recognized 

17 terrorist organizations; 

18 (6) recognizes the significant efforts made by 

19 the Government of India to combat terrorism; and 

20 (7) reaffirms the United States commitment to 

21 working with the Government of India to combat 

22 terrorism in all forms. 

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