Following the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, South Kashmir, on April 22 that claimed the lives of 26 innocent civilians—many of them tourists who were reportedly asked their religion before being shot—the Indian Armed Forces launched a strong and calculated response. On May 7, India executed Operation Sindoor, targeting nine terrorist hideouts: four in Pakistan and five in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). While the move was widely applauded in India and by many global voices, it drew harsh criticism from some Pakistani celebrities, notably Hania Aamir and Mahira Khan, triggering a fiery backlash from Indian and NRI social media users.
Although their posts condemning Operation Sindoor are not visible in India due to the government's ban on Pakistani artists' accounts after the Pahalgam massacre, screenshots of the posts have gone viral online. Hania and Mahira allegedly labeled the operation as “cowardly,” sparking intense outrage among Indian-origin users abroad.
Ive started hating Hania Aamir.And those who are using VPNs to see her content are jokersgayu (@ik_taraaaa_) May 7, 2025
One furious NRI posted on X (formerly Twitter):
“I'd like Mahira Khan to answer this since you broke your silence about our Operation Sindoor. Where were you when those terrorists killed our people just because they weren't Muslim? Where were you when 26 of our people were killed? Allah tumhari nahi, hamari raksha kare tum jaiso se.”
I'd like mahira khan to answer this since you broke your silence about our operation sindoor.where were you when those terrorists killed our people just because they weren't muslim. where were you when 26 of our were killed?allah tumhari nahi, hamari raksha kare tum jaiso se eka (@louvenix) May 7, 2025
Another user lashed out at Hania Aamir, saying:
“Wow, Hania Aamir and her low IQ fan brigade really thought they could waltz into Bollywood while their country harbors terrorists? Operation Sindoor just gave them a reality check—India isn’t your playground, darling! Look at the audacity of these people, praying to their god as if divinity will swoop in to save the wrongdoers—newsflash, karma doesn’t care about your duas when you’re on the wrong side of humanity! Jai Hind!”
HANIA AAMIR POSTED THESE STORIES REACTING TO TWEETS ABOUT #OperationSindoorThe post she shared compared India to Israel in multiple slidesShe also eneded her message with WE SEE YOU in a threatening tone#IndiaPakistanWar#IndiaPakistanpic.twitter.com/2HbIs95Ol7INNOCENT EVIL (@raju_innocentev) May 6, 2025
An additional tweet added to the storm:
“Hania Aamir is calling the Indian Army coward. Iske baad bhi if someone is simping over her while living in India then I don't know what to say. And some were also asking the government ‘actors ko ban karne se terrorist mil jayenge kya’
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