Pakistan official in UK seen making throat-slit gesture at Pahalgam attack protesters; watch video

A peaceable protest by members of the Indian diaspora outdoors the Pakistan High Commission in London on Friday changed into a flashpoint after a senior Pakistan Army officer was caught on video making a threatening throat-slit gesture towards demonstrators.
The video, which has since gone viral on social media, exhibits Colonel Taimur Rahat, Pakistan Army and Air Advisor in the High Commission, drawing his hand throughout his throat whereas staring at protestors who had gathered to sentence the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that left 26 civilians useless.
More than 500 members of the Indian and Jewish communities in the UK participated in the demonstration, waving Indian flags and holding placards that referred to as out Pakistan’s help for terror outfits. Protesters chanted slogans demanding justice and accountability, and urged the UK authorities to take diplomatic motion.

“This is not just insensitivity—it is provocation,” mentioned one of many protest organisers. “If Pakistan cannot condemn terror, they are complicit in it.”
Organisers additionally condemned the Pakistan High Commission for enjoying loud celebratory music throughout the demonstration, calling it “a tone-deaf and disgraceful act that added insult to injury.”
An Indo-Jewish protester instructed ANI, “We support India because we face the same enemy: Islamist radicalisation. What happened in Pahalgam reminded us of the Hamas attack on Israel.”
The Indian authorities has responded to the Pahalgam attack by suspending the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, closing the Attari land border, and ordering Pakistani nationals to depart by May 1. Diplomatic workers energy at High Commissions on either side can also be being lowered.