NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Monday, April 28, strongly objected to the BBC’s coverage of the recent Pahalgam terror attack. In a report titled “Pakistan suspends visas for Indians after deadly Kashmir attack,” the BBC referred to the incident as a “militant attack,” prompting the Narendra Modi government to formally raise concerns with Jackie Martin, head of BBC India.
In a letter addressed to the broadcaster, the government stated that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) would closely monitor the BBC’s future reporting, with its XP division specifically tasked with oversight.
Diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated sharply since the Pahalgam attack. In response, New Delhi has suspended the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, downgraded bilateral relations, and shut down the Attari border checkpost as part of its retaliatory measures against Islamabad.
The National Investigation Agency took over the investigation into the attack and is conducting a thorough search of the area to uncover evidence and expose the full extent of the terror conspiracy.
The Centre's action against BBC comes on a day when it banned 16 YouTube channels from Pakistan, including that of Dawn, Samaa TV, ARY News, Geo News, Razi Naama, GNN, Irshad Bhatti, etc for spreading “communally sensitive content and misinformation against India.”
NIA probing Pahalgam terror attack
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had taken over the attack probe on Sunday, and is“checking the entire area thoroughly for evidence to expose the terror conspiracy”.
“The entry and exit points are being closely scrutinised by the investigating NIA teams for clues to the modus operandi of the terrorists. The teams, aided by forensic and other experts, are checking the entire area thoroughly for evidence to expose the terror conspiracy that led to the horrendous attack that has shocked the nation,” the NIA said in a statement.
The eyewitnesses are also being questioned in minute detail to piece together the sequence of events that led to one of the worst terror attacks in Kashmir.
The agencies officials have also interrogated dozens of overground workers (OGWs) and arrested terrorists belonging to LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and other outfits who are currently lodged in prisons.
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