Israeli and Palestinian flags were found at presentations on Saturday in London in between Indian and Pakistani diasporas, following the Islamist fear attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir, which eliminated 26 individuals on Tuesday.
BREAKING: Indian and Pakistani protesters are taking on in London after the harsh Islamist attack on Hindus. Indians are waving Israeli flags, while Pakistanis wave Palestinian flags– much like after Oct. 7, Islamists are back on the streets celebrating.pic.twitter.com/Zu4DIT5Zdc
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) April 26, 2025
Following the attack, demonstrations emerged in London and other cities in the UK amongst the diaspora neighborhoods.
Discontent in between the 2 neighborhoods in the UK has actually taken place over the last few years with a series of brawls and riots in between Hindu and Muslim rioters, which some experts connected to India’s defeat of Pakistan in the 2022 Asia Cricket Cup.
Tensions were additional enflamed when a Pakistani diplomat was seen making a throat-slitting gesture at protesters, which the Times of India determined as a senior Pakistani Army officer.
Enflaming old stress
The attack triggered severe diplomatic stress in between the South Asian states, with the Modi federal government blaming the Pakistani federal government for the attack. Indian cops revealed that 2 of the 3 suspects were Pakistani nationals.
This resulted in a severe enflaming of stress, shared visa cancellations, and India unilaterally abrogating the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, with Indian Water Resources Minister CR Paatil stating “not even a drop” of water would go to Pakistan.
The treaty controls the water use of a number of rivers that feed into the Indus River, which goes through Pakistan and is its main source of water.
Pakistan reacted by closing its airspace to Indian airplane and suspending all trade.
Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged shooting for a minimum of 2 days, which is still continuous, with the Indian Army blaming Pakistani soldiers for erratic fire around midnight on Thursday.
Reuters added to this report.