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Pakistani Senator’s Ayodhya Mosque Remarks Escalate India-Pakistan Tensions

Palwasha Zai Khan’s provocative speech in parliament, invoking religious symbolism and military threats, fuels bilateral hostility following the Pahalgam terror attack.

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Pakistani senator Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan claimed that the Pakistani army would lay the first brick at a new Babri mosque in Ayodhya, amid tensions between India and Paksistan.

Overview

  • Pakistani Senator Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan declared that Pakistan Army soldiers will lay the first brick of a new Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, with Army Chief Asim Munir giving the first azaan.
  • Her comments, made in Pakistan’s upper house of parliament, were a reaction to India’s measures following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians.
  • Zai Khan also claimed Sikh soldiers in the Indian Army would refrain from attacking Pakistan, citing the country as the land of Guru Nanak, and emphasized, 'We are not wearing bangles.'
  • The senator’s remarks have gone viral on social media, intensifying communal narratives and public sentiment on both sides of the border.
  • Her 2020 legal case against former ISI chief Lt Gen (Retd) Zaheerul Islam, alleging marriage and seeking alimony, has resurfaced, casting a spotlight on her personal history.