Earlier, TV actor Aly Goni wrote a touching note following the attacks on Jammu by Pakistan last week, wishing well to his relatives in Jammu and thanking the Indian Army. Shaheer Sheikh has also thanked the Indian Armed Forces now, sharing sleepless nights worrying about his family in the area.
A Message of Gratitude by Shaheer Sheikh
Shaheer took to Instagram and wrote, “Eternally indebted to our armed forces! My mother and sister are in Jammu… and the attacks gave us all sleepless nights. But to see the precision, swiftness and bravery with which our forces responded is remarkable. I can only imagine what the families of a soldier go through when their ‘own’ is on the frontline. Hats off to the soldiers, hats off to their families.”
He further expressed his condolences to those who lost their lives in the attacks, adding, “This bravery on and outside of the battlefield is what keeps our country and its countrymen safe. My sincere condolences to the people who lost their loved ones in these trying times. Jai Hind.”
Terrorist Attack in Jammu: The Pahalgam Incident
On 22 April, terrorists targeted the Baisaran meadow in the town of Pahalgam in Anantnag district, killing 26 civilians, the majority of them tourists. Some others were also injured. The Resistance Front, a splinter group of Lashkar-e-Taiba, owned up to the attack. India accused Pakistan of cross-border terrorism; however, Pakistan has rejected the allegations. The attack was one of the deadliest in the area since the 2019 Pulwama attack that killed 40 CRPF jawans.
India Strikes Back: Operation Sindoor
In response to the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian military forces launched missile strikes early on Wednesday against nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including Bahawalpur, a Jaish-e-Mohammad terror group stronghold. The military operations were conducted under ‘Operation Sindoor’, as announced by a statement of the Indian Army released at 1:44 am on 8 May.
“A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed,” the Indian statement said. “Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution,” it added.
Latest Work of Shaheer Sheikh
Shaheer was last seen in the movie Do Patti. He was the lead actor opposite Kriti Sanon, who played a double role in the movie. Directed by debutant Shashanka Chaturvedi and written by Kanika Dhillon, the thriller also starred Kajol and Tanvi Azmi in important roles. The movie can be streamed on Netflix.
