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Last Updated:May 14, 2025, 17:40 IST
UK MP Bob Blackman, who has supported India on several issues, asked the UK government on steps taken to remove terrorist bases in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
UK MP Bob Blackman speaking in the UK's House of Commons. (Photo: X)
As India and Pakistan exchanged four days of intense military hostilities across the border, UK MP Bob Blackman has come out in support of New Delhi’s Operation Sindoor and questioned the British government’s actions on removing terrorist bases in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
“Following the terrorist attack (in Pahalgam) on April 22, India and Pakistan engaged in military activity, and India hit nine terrorist bases. Now, there is a fragile peace which is being negotiated even today," Blackman asked during a House of Commons session.
“What efforts is the (UK) Foreign Secretary (David Lammy) making to remove terrorist bases in PoK?" he further enquired.
Following the horrific terror attack in Pahalgam, India launched Operation Sindoor: precision air-strikes on 9 terrorist bases.As peace talks continue, I asked what steps the Foreign Secretary is taking to ensure the terrorist bases are removed from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir? pic.twitter.com/qvtnwe5g03
— Bob Blackman (@BobBlackman) May 14, 2025
In response, Lammy asserted that the Pahalgam terror attack was “horrendous" and “horrific".
“We condemn it and we will continue to work with close partners to deal with this terrorist threat," he added. “All of us have to lean in now and ensure that we are supporting efforts on both sides to deal with horrendous terrorism."
On May 7, 2025, India launched Operation Sindoor, a military operation targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The operation was a response to a deadly attack on April 22, 2025, in Pahalgam in which 26 civilians, including one Nepali national, were killed.
Indian drones and missiles struck deep inside Pakistan, hitting nine terror camps and killing over a hundred terrorists. The Indian armed forces also retaliated to Pakistan’s drone attacks by conducting precise strikes on 12 Pakistani air bases.
After four days of hostilities, India and Pakistan announced reaching an understanding on May 10 to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, with effect from 5 pm that day.
Location :London, United Kingdom (UK)
First Published:News world UK MP Backs India's Op Sindoor, Questions British Govt's Action On Removing Terror Bases In PoK
