Centre issues strong objection to BBC's Pahalgam coverage for calling it 'militant attack'
PTC News Desk: The Indian government has raised strong objections to BBC's coverage of horrific Pahalgam terror attacks.
In an article titled "Pakistan suspends visas for Indians after deadly Kashmir attack," the BBC referred to the terror attack as a "militant attack," prompting the Narendra Modi government to write to the BBC’s India head, Jackie Martin.
In a formal complaint lodged the government asserted that the Ministry of External Affairs will be closely monitoring the channel's coverage on other issues as well.
The complaint comes in the backdrop of BBC's article which titled the terrorist attack as militant attack. "Pakistan has responded with tit-for-tat measures against India as tensions soared following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists," headline of article read.
The latest rebuke follows US' objection over its own media outlet The New York Times which also reported the incident in the same manner calling the Pahalgam terrorists millitants in their reports.
The US House Foreign Affairs Committe criticised the media for downplaying the gravity of the incident by calling the attackers "militants" and "gunmen."
In a post on X, the US foreign affairs committee struck out the word "militants", replacing it in bold red with "terrorists".
"Hey, @nytimes we fixed it for you. This was a TERRORIST ATTACK plain and simple. Whether it's India or Israel, when it comes to TERRORISM the NYT is removed from reality," the committee wrote on X
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