Sickularism be aware !! Government's stern message to BBC for calling terrorists 'militants' ::::: Glorifying Jihadis depends a lot on 'media oxygen'
Government's stern message to BBC over its coverage of J&K terror attack
BBC almost justified the slaying of tourists and played up Pakistan's positioning as 'victim'.
"Pakistan has responded with tit-for-tat measures against India as tensions soared following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists."
This development came days after the US Senate panel blasted The New York Times for calling the Pahalgam terrorists "militants" in their reportage.
The US House Foreign Affairs Committee criticised the government for diluting the seriousness of the terror attack by calling the attackers "militants" and "gunmen."
In an article titled 'Pakistan suspends visas for Indians after deadly Kashmir attack,' the BBC referred to the terror attack as a 'militant attack,' prompting the Narendra Modi government to write to the BBC's India head, Jackie Martin.
In the BBC's article , the British public service broadcaster reported:
"Pakistan has responded with tit-for-tat measures against India as tensions soared following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists."
In a post on X, the US foreign affairs committee struck out the word "militants", replacing it in bold red with "terrorists".
"Hey, @nytimes we fixed it for you. This was a TERRORIST ATTACK plain and simple. Whether it's India or Israel, when it comes to TERRORISM the NYT is removed from reality,"
the committee wrote on X, calling out the newspaper in public domain.
In a host of measures to curb misinformation and provocative messages from across the border following the Pahalgam terror attack, India - based on the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs -
also banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels, which had a cumulative 63 million subscribers. Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar's YouTube channel, with 3.5 million subscribers, is among the most notable channels that were banned.
In a major crackdown following the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people dead, India had banned - in 2025 - 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading provocative, communally sensitive content and false narratives against India, its Army, and security agencies, government sources said.
In addition, Shoaib Akhtar's separate YouTube channel, with over 3.5 million subscribers, has also been banned.
The banned platforms, which collectively have around 63 million subscribers,
included:
major Pakistani news channels such as Dawn News, Samaa TV, ARY News, Bol News,
Raftar,
Geo News, and Suno News.
YouTube channels run by journalists like Irshad Bhatti, Asma Shirazi, Umar Cheema, and Muneeb Farooq have also been blocked for Indian users. Other banned channels include The Pakistan Reference, Samaa Sports, Uzair Cricket, and Razi Naama.
537 Pakistanis left India in 4 days as exit deadline ended
::::: After Amit Shah spoke to chief ministers, Union Home Secy Govind Mohan told chief secretaries to ensure that all Pakistanis whose visas were revoked must leave India
According to the Immigration and Foreigners Act 2025, which came into effect on April 4, 2025 overstaying, violating visa conditions, or trespassing in restricted areas could lead to three years in jail and a fine of up to Rs 3 lakh.
BSF personnel checked documents of Pakistani nationals arriving to cross over to their country as the deadline to exit India nears its end at the Attari-Wagah border point, near Amritsar.
The exit deadline for Pakistani nationals visiting India on SAARC visas ended on April 26 2025; while for the rest, except those on medical visas, closed on April 27th.
The deadline for the 12 categories of short-term visa holders of the neighbouring nation also ended on April 27.
237 Pakistani nationals, including nine diplomats and officials, left India through the Attari-Wagah border post within two days of Pahalgam attack.
Eighty one people left on April 26, 191 on April 25 and 28 on April 24.
Similarly, 116 Indians, including one diplomat, returned from Pakistan by April 25-26, 2025 through the international land border crossing;
342 Indians, including 13 diplomats and officials, came back on April 26;
287 Indians crossed over on April 25; and 105 Indians returned on April 24.
Some of the Pakistanis might have left India through airports too. India did not have direct air connectivity in April 2025 with Pakistan, and so they might have left for other countries.
Three Defence/Military, Naval and Air Advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi were declared Persona Non Grata on April 23 (2025) and they were given one week to leave India.
Five support staff of these defence attaches were also asked to leave India.
New Delhi had also withdrawn its defence attache from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.
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