With Pahalgam Hashtag, This Pakistan Leader Posted 'Punch Emoji'. He Didn't Stop There | His Viral Messages

Last Updated:April 26, 2025, 12:02 IST

Jan Achakzai's X post on April 23, a day after Pahalgam terror attack, read, 'God is Greatest' with a punch emoji and Pahalgam as hashtag.

Pahalgam Attack: Pakistan has not restricted itself to mere flexing, but their leaders have also been posting insensitive messages on social media. (X)

The tensions between India and Pakistan have heightened after Tuesday’s Pahalgam terror attack. While Pakistan’s defence minister has denied country’s links to the attack, it has been flexing muscles. Pakistan’s deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has been making provocative statements like calling Pahalgam terrorists “freedom fighters" and claiming that their army is “ready for any challenges". The neighbouring country has not restricted itself to mere flexing, but their leaders have also been posting insensitive messages on social media.

Among them is Balochistan Minister of Information and Public Relations Jan Achakzai. His X (formerly Twitter) handle, perhaps, might look inhumane to some if one digs into his posts after the Pulwama attack. The posts have made many netizens uneasy.

The reaction above and many similar ones came on Achakzai’s X post updated on April 23, a day after terrorists killed 26 people in Kashmir’s Pahalgam. The post read, “God is Greatest" with a punch emoji and Pahalgam as hashtag.

Appalled by his reaction, many hurled abuses at him. Some even asked him to wait for the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).

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Hours later, Jan Achakzai reposted a tweet that had picture of a motionless Navy officer Vinay Narwal and his wife. The picture says, “Where is the blood?"

This infuriated netizens again:

The minister did not stop there. On the same day he reminded India that “karma is a b**ch". Here, he referred to the Jaffar Express incident that took place on March 11. Achakzai blamed India for the incident that had shamed and embarrassed the Pakistan Army. Several reports have stated that there has been no proof whatsoever to this claim.

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This post too drew sharp reaction from X users:

The Pakistan leader was also spotted spreading fake news.

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And after receiving backlash for his posts and retweets, Jan Achakzai was promoting his second X handle, in case “this account is suspended".

As Pakistan continues to deny links to Pahalgam attack, reports have been emerging that state terrorists were trained in the neighbouring country.

A report in NDTV quoted sources as saying that Adil Ahmed Thoker, one of the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam massacre, went to Pakistan in 2018 and returned six years later with three to four terrorists. Thokar is a native of Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, and is believed to be one of the principal architects of the terror attack in Pahalgam’s Baisaran.

News viral With Pahalgam Hashtag, This Pakistan Leader Posted 'Punch Emoji'. He Didn't Stop There | His Viral Messages