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Sourav Ganguly cited the urgent requirement for strict action in response to recurring terror attacks.
Sourav Ganguly has asked for ties to be severed between India and Pakistan (Picture credit: PTI)
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has said that India should break ties with Pakistan, after a terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this year killed 26 people, leading to massive outrage against the neighbouring country across India.
Ganguly cited the urgent requirement for strict action in response to recurring terror attacks.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan military resorted to unprovoked firing all across the Line of Control, and Indian troops responded to them, military sources told PTI on Saturday, April 26.
#PahalgamTerroristAttack | Kolkata, West Bengal: Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly says, “100 per cent, this (breaking ties with Pakistan) should be done. Strict action is necessary. It is no joke that such things happen every year. Terrorism cannot be tolerated.” pic.twitter.com/J4v4HX3TZJ— ANI (@ANI) April 25, 2025
“100 per cent, this (breaking ties with Pakistan) should be done. Strict action is necessary. It is no joke that such things happen every year. Terrorism cannot be tolerated,” Ganguly said while speaking to the media in Kolkata.
Because of strained political relations between the two countries, India hasn’t toured Pakistan in the last 17 years, when they took part in the Asia Cup.
Meanwhile, the exchange of fire for a second successive night came amidst increased tension between India and Pakistan after Tuesday’s Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians.
The Pakistan troops fired at Indian positions along the Line of Control on Thursday night as well, and India responded.
No casualties were reported in the firing. The Pakistan military has been put on high alert after India’s assertion that it would hunt down the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam strike.
Given the cross-border linkages to the Pahalgam attack, India on Wednesday announced a raft of punitive measures, including the suspension of the 65-year-old Indus Waters Treaty, the closure of the Attari land-border crossing, and the expulsion of Pakistani military attaches.
New Delhi asked all Pakistanis who entered the nation via the Attari land border to leave by May 1 as well.
In its response, Pakistan on Thursday announced shutting its airspace to all Indian airlines and suspended trade with New Delhi, including through third countries.
Meanwhile, the broadcast of the Pakistan Super League could be in jeopardy in the coming days with all the experienced Indian crew members in the Pakistan Cricket Board roster all set to be replaced after escalating cross-border tensions in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
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