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As the diplomatic tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad are escalating over Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan’s legislators are leaving no stones unturned to provoke India. A video went viral of Pakistani senator Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan where she was seen giving out a belligerent rhetoric declaring that the first brick of the new Babri mosque in Ayodhya would be laid by her country’s armed forces.
The comments, invoking the Babri mosque demolition in 1992, came as part of a broader tirade laced with religious and militaristic rhetoric.
While addressing Pakistan’s upper house of Parliament on Tuesday, the senator asserted, “The first brick at the new Babri Mosque in Ayodhya will be laid by Pakistan Army soldiers and the first Azan will be recited by Pakistan Army chief Asif Munir." She further escalated the tensions by saying, “We are not wearing bangles."
Adding fuel to the already volatile situation, the senator further claimed that the path was steering towards a the establishment of a Muslim government in India.
“Judging from current circumstances, it appears that Allah is creating the means for the establishment of a Muslim government—specifically a Pakistani Muslim government—in the Indian subcontinent," Palwasha said in Urdu.
Further attempting to bring in religious sentiments amid the situation, the senator had asserted that Sikh soldiers won’t attack Pakistan if there is a conflict with India. “If they are threatening Pakistan, then let them know that the Sikh army will not attack Pakistan. Because it’s the land of Guru Nanak for them," she had stated.
Who Is Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan?
Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan is a Pakistani politician affiliated with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). She is the deputy information secretary of the Bilwal Bhutto-led party.She has been serving as a Senator in the Upper House of Pakistan since March 2021, representing the province of Sindh on a women’s reserved seat.She has also served as a member of Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.Palwasha Khan is also the niece of Fozia Behram, a politician and businesswoman, who was the only female members elected in the general elections in the Punjab assembly from 1998-90.Earlier, former Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto had issued a warning to India against diverting the Indus waters. Bhutto had claimed that Pakistan was the true custodian of the Indus civilisation and accused India of unlawfully abrogating the treaty.
“The Indus is ours and will remain ours. Either our water will flow through it, or their (Indians) blood will," Bhutto had said, escalating the tensions between the two countries.
What Happened In Pahalgam?
In one of the biggest attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, Lashkar-linked terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists in Pahalgam on Tuesday, April 22, killing at least 26 people, including foreign tourists, and injuring many others. The Resistance Front (TRF), a Lashkar offshoot, claimed the responsibility for the attack.
After the attack, the diplomatic ties between India and Pakistan downgraded with New Delhi announcing several punitive measures, including suspension of Indus Water Treaty, cutting Islamabad Mission strength, closing its airspace for Pakistani airlines and expulsion of its military attaches.
Last week, Pakistan announced its decision to shut its airspace for Indian flights, reacting to the series of diplomatic measures New Delhi took against Islamabad.
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