In a deeply controversial second, a senior official from the Pakistan Military infected tensions by making a throat-slitting gesture in the direction of a crowd of peaceable demonstrators outdoors the Pakistan Excessive Fee in London. The protesters had gathered to voice their anger over the current terror assault in Pahalgam, the place 26 individuals have been killed by Pakistan-backed terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.
Including to the provocation, the official was seen holding a poster of Indian Air Pressure Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, utilizing it to mock the Indian protesters.
Captain Abhinandan was famously captured by Pakistani forces in 2019 after his plane went down throughout the Line of Management; he was launched two days later in a gesture that was broadly publicised.
Video footage of the offensive gesture, which surfaced on-line on Saturday morning, rapidly went viral and sparked widespread condemnation.
Social media erupted with anger, calling the act “sick,” “disgusting,” and a “disturbing reminder of the shortage of professionalism amongst Pakistan’s army and diplomatic representatives.”
Colonel Taimur Rahat’s throat-slit gesture isn’t simply disgraceful—it’s a world embarrassment. This isn’t how a soldier behaves, that is how a brainwashed road thug acts. Pakistan’s uniform clearly hides nothing however cowardice and terrorist mindset. Shameful to the core.#IHOIB pic.twitter.com/kgAETB5sOa
— It Occurs Solely In Bihar (@IHOIBofficial) April 26, 2025
A number of on-line customers recognized the official within the viral video as Taimur Rahat, who presently serves because the Defence Attache on the Pakistan Excessive Fee in London. His actions have since drawn sharp criticism from netizens and political commentators alike.
In the meantime, Pakistan Military resorted to unprovoked firing alongside the Line of Management (LoC) in J&Okay on Saturday, which was successfully retaliated by the Indian Military.
“On the night time of April 25-26, unprovoked small arms firing was carried out by a number of Pakistan Military posts all throughout the Line of Management (LoC) in Kashmir.
“Personal troops responded to the ceasefire violations appropriately with small arms. No casualties have been reported,” a Defence Ministry spokesman mentioned.
The Pakistan Military additionally resorted to small arms firing at some locations alongside the LoC on April 24. The identical was successfully retaliated.