Former Indian cricketers Virender Sehwag and Shikhar Dhawan minced no phrases as they criticised Pakistan following its violation of the ceasefire settlement with India on Saturday. Simply hours after each nations publicly agreed to a truce, a number of explosions have been reported throughout the Worldwide Border and Line of Management (LoC), with Pakistani drones concentrating on delicate areas in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan. A number of violations have been reported regardless of Pakistan promising to ceasefire. The breach of the promise, therefore, left Indians infuriated.
Taking to his official deal with on X (previously Twitter), Sehwag posted a scathing message that includes a widely known Hindi idiom: “Kutte ki dum tedi ki tedi hello rehti hai”.
— Virrender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 10, 2025
Dhawan, then again, wrote on X: “Ghatiya desh ne fir apna ghatiyapan poori duniya ke aage dikha diya (A substandard nation confirmed its substandard behaviour to the complete world as soon as once more).”
Ghatiya desh ne fir apna ghatiyapan poori duniya ke aage dikha diya. #Pakistan#Ceasefire
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) May 10, 2025
The saying, generally used to explain folks or entities resistant to vary, was seen as a direct dig at Pakistan’s repeated historical past of backtracking on ceasefire commitments. Sehwag is known as the Sultan of Multan after scoring a triple century within the Pakistani city throughout one among India’s most memorable visits to the neighbouring nation.
The violation got here regardless of a proper ceasefire settlement being collectively introduced earlier within the day by each nations. International Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed that the Administrators-Basic of Navy Operations (DGMOs) from either side had agreed to stop all hostilities — whether or not by land, air, or sea — with fast impact.
Exterior Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar additionally confirmed the ceasefire. “India and Pakistan have labored out an understanding on the stoppage of firing and army motion,” he stated. “India has persistently maintained a agency and uncompromising stance towards terrorism in all its kinds and manifestations — and it’ll proceed to take action.”
Nonetheless, in a shocking turnaround, explosions rocked Srinagar by the night, prompting a purple alert and widespread blackouts throughout Jammu & Kashmir. Concurrently, Indian Air Defence forces intercepted and shot down Pakistani drones in Rajasthan’s Pokhran and Kashmir’s Baramulla, additional escalating tensions.
Tensions between India and Pakistan have sharply escalated following the terrorist assault in Pahalgam on April 22, which claimed the lives of 26 folks, largely vacationers. In response to this brutal assault, India launched Operation Sindoor on Could 7, concentrating on and putting 9 terrorist bases deep inside Pakistan.
With IANS Inputs
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