'Nalayak ho, nikamme ho': Former Pakistan cricketer blames Indian Army for Pahalgam terror attack

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Apr 27, 2025, 18:24 IST

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Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi has sparked controversy by blaming the Indian Army's "incompetence" for the Pahalgam terror attack, citing their inability to provide security despite a large presence in Kashmir. He criticized the Indian media's coverage and accused some Indian cricketers of baselessly blaming Pakistan.

'Nalayak ho, nikamme ho': Former Pakistan cricketer blames Indian Army for Pahalgam terror attack

Pakistan's former cricketer Shahid Afridi displays the trophy before start of the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between England and South Africa, in Karachi, Pakistan Saturday, March 1, 2025. AP/PTI

Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has startlingly pinned the blame on the Indian Army for the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people were killed. He also asked for a proof to Pakistan's involvement in the attack and hit out at the media's coverage of the incident.
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"Patakha phat jaata hai wahaan par, Pakistan ne kiya (Even if a firecracker bursts there, they will blame it on Pakistan)," Afridi said on Samaa TV.

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"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.

Afridi also slammed the Indian media for their "senseless" coverage of the terror attack.
"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 they (I was astonished, in fact, I was enjoying the way they were talking)."

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"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)."
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Without taking the names of any former Indian cricketers, Afridi also slammed them for blaming Pakistan without any proof.
"Do cricketers jo India se itni cricket khele hue hain. Ambassadors reh chuke hain, top cricketers reh chuke hain unki taraf se direct Pakistan (There are two cricketers who have played so much cricket for India. They have been ambassadors and top cricketers, yet they directly blame Pakistan)."

"Bhai kyun Pakistan? Koi saboot hi dikha do yaar (Brother, why Pakistan? Just show some proof)."

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