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Shahid Afridi asked for proof of Pakistan’s involvement in the attack and slammed the Indian media’s coverage of the incident.
Shahid Afridi has made a controversial comment on Indian Army (Picture credit: AFP)
Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi on Sunday hit out at the Indian Army, calling them useless for not being able to prevent the Pahalgam attack, adding that India needs to stop blaming Pakistan for everything that happens.
Afridi asked for proof of Pakistan’s involvement in the attack and slammed the Indian media’s coverage of the incident.
On Tuesday, terrorists opened fire at a prime tourist location in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam, killing at least 26 civilians and injuring several others.
“Patakha phat jaata hai wahaa par, Pakistan ne kiya. Tum logo ki 8 lakh ki fauj hai Kashmir mein aur ye ho gaya. Iska matlab nalayak ho, nikamme ho na tum log ki security nahi de sake logo ko (Even if a cracker bursts in India, they blame it on Pakistan. You have an 8 lakh-strong army in Kashmir, yet this happened. This means you are useless, not being able to provide security to people),” Afridi said while speaking on Samaa TV.
“Hairat hoti hai ki hamle k ek ghante k baad hi unka media Bollywood ban gaya. Khuda k liye har kuch ko Bollywood mat banao. Main hairaan ho gaya, balki main enjoy kar raha thha jis tarah ki wo baatein kar rahe the (It’s surprising that within an hour of the attack, their media turned into Bollywood. For God’s sake, don’t make everything Bollywood. I was astonished I was enjoying the way they were talking),” Afridi said.
“Main keh raha thha dekho inki soch, ye apne aap ko padhe likhe log kehte hai. Do cricketers jo India se itni cricket khele hue hai. Ambassadors reh chuke hai, top cricketers reh chuke hai unki taraf se direct Pakistan (I was saying, look at their thinking, and they call themselves educated. Two cricketers have played so much cricket for India. They have been ambassadors and top cricketers, yet they directly blame Pakistan),” Afridi added.
While India hasn’t played bilateral cricket with Pakistan since 2012–13 and BCCI declined to send its side for the Champions Trophy earlier this year, other Indian teams have continued to travel to Pakistan for international events.
