Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi’s distasteful remark about the Indian Army has attracted a strong reaction. The comment came after the gruesome Pahalgam terror attack that took place recently. The terrorist attack on April 22 claimed 26 lives. The incident has resulted in an India-Pakistan face-off.
Days after the attack, Afridi disparaged the Indian Army and the media for their take on the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The former Pakistan captain has already been criticized by his former teammate Danish Kaneria, who called out Shahid Afridi for his “extremist views”.
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He has consistently aligned himself with extremist views. In my opinion, he should not be given a platform on Indian television or within the country. Additionally, he tried to persuade me to convert to Islam and declined to share a meal with me, which I found deeply… https://t.co/gArYTNX1x4
— Danish Kaneria (@DanishKaneria61) April 28, 2025
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Shikhar Dhawan has slammed Afridi for his derogatory remark on the Indian Army
Dhawan slammed the former Pakistan cricketer, reminding him how India won the war against Pakistan in Kargil. In a post on X, Dhawan stated that,
 “Kargil mein bhi haraya tha, already itna gire hue ho aur kitna giroge, bewajah comments pass karne se acha hai apne desh ki taraqqi mai dimag lagao @SAfridiOfficial. Humein hamari Indian Army par bohot garv hai. Bharat Mata Ki Jai! Jai Hind! (We beat you in Kargil. Already you guys have stooped so low, how further can you go? Instead of passing comments, focus on improving the condition of your own country. We are proud of Indian Army)”
Kargil mein bhi haraya tha, already itna gire hue ho aur kitna giroge, bewajah comments pass karne se acha hai apne desh ki taraqqi mai dimag lagao @SAfridiOfficial. Humein hamari Indian Army par bohot garv hai. Bharat Mata Ki Jai! Jai Hind!https://t.co/5PVA34CNSe
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) April 28, 2025
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A video went viral on social media, where Afridi can be seen expressing his thoughts on the attack in Pahalgam’s Baisaran valley, which claimed the lives of at least 26 civilians
Afridi told local reporters in Pakistan,
“The terrorists continued to kill people in Pahalgam for an hour, and not a single Indian soldier showed up.
But when they did, they blamed Pakistan. India carries out terrorism itself, kills its people, and then puts the
blame on Pakistan”
Here is the video
Why hasn’t India banned YouTube Channel of this lowlife thug and Pakistan Army’s salve Shahid Afridi? He is known to receive money from Pakistan Army to do their propaganda and defend Islamist terrorist against civilians. pic.twitter.com/57q03da0Og
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) April 28, 2025
Shahid Afridi had previously doubted the role of Indian Army and called it ‘nalayak, nikamma (good for nothing, worthless) for not being able to stop the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
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Afridi said on a TV show,
“Tum logon ki 8 lakh ki fauj hai Kashmir mein aur yeh ho gaya. Iska matlab nalayak ho, nikamme ho na tum log ki security de nahi sake logon ko (You have an 8,00,000-strong army in Kashmir and this still happened. It means you are inefficient and useless if you couldn’t provide security to the people)”
He added,
“Hairat hoti hai ki hamle ke ek ghante ke baad hi unka media Bollywood ban gaya. Khuda ke liye har kuch ko Bollywood mat banao (It’s surprising that within an hour of the attack, their media turned into Bollywood. For God’s sake, don’t make everything Bollywood).”
“Main hairaan ho gaya, balki main enjoy kar raha tha jis tarah ki woh baatein kar rahe the (I was astonished, in fact, I was enjoying the way they were talking). Main keh raha tha dekho inki soch, yeh apne aap ko padhe likhe log kehte hain (I was saying, look at their thinking, and they call themselves educated people).”
Following the attack, the Indian government has taken a string of non-military measures. The Indus Water Treaty has been indefinitely put on hold, the Attari border shut, and the visas of all Pakistan nationals in India revoked.
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