As hundreds of British-Indians held a protest outside the Pakistan High Commission in London, condemning the Pahalgam terror attack, the protests saw a twisted response from a Pakistani diplomat, who made a throat-slitting gesture at the protesters from the High Commission balcony.
The British-Indian protesters chanted slogans of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", and "Pakistan Murdabad", venting out their anger over Pakistan's role in the terror attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 tourists.
In response, the Pakistani diplomat, identified as Col. Taimur Rahat, held a placard of Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Vardhaman, with the worn-out Pakistani meme “Tea is fantastic”, and waved it at the crowd of protesters from the balcony.
However, Col. Rahat followed up this comical gesture with a dark and barbaric turn, as he made a throat-slitting gesture at the protesters.
Tensions between India and Pakistan have reached a boiling point, after India in response to the Pahalgam attack suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, expelled Pakistani nationals in India, declared Pakistani military advisors to their High Commission in New Delhi as persona non grata and expelled them, and recalled its own advisors from the Indian HC in Islamabad, and thinned its diplomatic staff.
Pakistan in response said that suspension of the waters treaty will be tantamount to an act of war, and suspended the Shimla Agreement.
As the whole world has unanimously condemned the heinous incident, with countries such as the US, Russia, UK, Australia, France, and members of the Gulf States expressing their full support to India, a socially unstable and economically fragile Pakistan is finding itself increasingly isolated in the international arena.(UNI)<>