<p>Amid tensions between India and Pakistan, Senator Palwasha Mohammad Zia Khan of the neighbouring country, made controversial remarks. </p><p>Speaking in Pakistan's Upper House on April 29, she <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/bif9XP6ikQ0?si=aBTpjY7FbQYdWq_L" rel="nofollow">said</a>, "The first brick of the new Babri mosque in Ayodhya will be laid by Pakistan Army soldiers, and the first azaan will be given by Army Chief Asim Munir himself." </p><p>Her comments invoke the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, and come as a broader tirade after the Pahalgam terror attack.</p><p>Khan is a member of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party and is the deputy information secretary. She seemed to suggest that a path is being laid for a 'Muslim government, specifically a Pakistani Muslim government, in the Indian subcontinent." </p>.How do India and Pakistan's militaries compare as tensions rise after Kashmir attack?.<p>Before being a senator, she served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan -- representing Pakistan's province Punjab. She was elected senator in March 2021. </p><p>Bilawal Bhutto Zardari made her deputy information secretary of PPP in November 2018, and currently she is serving a six-year term as a senator, which began in 2021. </p><p>Meanwhile, both India and Pakistan have revamped security structures in the government, with Pak making its <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/pakistan-isi-chief-made-national-security-adviser-amid-tensions-with-india-3519684">ISI chief the NSA</a> and India <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/pahalgam-terror-attack-govt-revamps-national-security-advisory-board-appoints-ex-raw-chief-alok-joshi-its-chairman-3518104">revamping</a> the National Security Advisory Board and appointing ex-R&AW chief Alok Joshi as its chairman.</p><p>Pakistan has claimed to have credible intelligence that India will attack in 24-36 hours, but this was a statement made yesterday. </p><p>The neighbours continue <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pakistan-violates-loc-ceasefire-for-seventh-straight-night-indian-army-responds-3519602">violating the LoC ceasefire</a>, and there was fresh firing today despite a warning yesterday from India to Pakistan. </p><p>As the situation continues to flare up, countries like the US have rushed in to try and control a fallout between two nuclear powers. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/us-secretary-of-state-rubio-speaks-with-eam-jaishankar-pak-pm-sharif-urges-de-escalation-of-tensions-3519504">dialled</a> both External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, urging both sides to de-escalate. </p><p>Things between India and Pakistan have come to a head after the terror attack in J&K's Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 tourists. India has blamed Pakistan while the latter has denied any involvement in the tragic incident. </p><p><em>(With agency inputs)</em></p>
<p>Amid tensions between India and Pakistan, Senator Palwasha Mohammad Zia Khan of the neighbouring country, made controversial remarks. </p><p>Speaking in Pakistan's Upper House on April 29, she <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/bif9XP6ikQ0?si=aBTpjY7FbQYdWq_L" rel="nofollow">said</a>, "The first brick of the new Babri mosque in Ayodhya will be laid by Pakistan Army soldiers, and the first azaan will be given by Army Chief Asim Munir himself." </p><p>Her comments invoke the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, and come as a broader tirade after the Pahalgam terror attack.</p><p>Khan is a member of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party and is the deputy information secretary. She seemed to suggest that a path is being laid for a 'Muslim government, specifically a Pakistani Muslim government, in the Indian subcontinent." </p>.How do India and Pakistan's militaries compare as tensions rise after Kashmir attack?.<p>Before being a senator, she served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan -- representing Pakistan's province Punjab. She was elected senator in March 2021. </p><p>Bilawal Bhutto Zardari made her deputy information secretary of PPP in November 2018, and currently she is serving a six-year term as a senator, which began in 2021. </p><p>Meanwhile, both India and Pakistan have revamped security structures in the government, with Pak making its <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/pakistan-isi-chief-made-national-security-adviser-amid-tensions-with-india-3519684">ISI chief the NSA</a> and India <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/pahalgam-terror-attack-govt-revamps-national-security-advisory-board-appoints-ex-raw-chief-alok-joshi-its-chairman-3518104">revamping</a> the National Security Advisory Board and appointing ex-R&AW chief Alok Joshi as its chairman.</p><p>Pakistan has claimed to have credible intelligence that India will attack in 24-36 hours, but this was a statement made yesterday. </p><p>The neighbours continue <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/jammu-and-kashmir/pakistan-violates-loc-ceasefire-for-seventh-straight-night-indian-army-responds-3519602">violating the LoC ceasefire</a>, and there was fresh firing today despite a warning yesterday from India to Pakistan. </p><p>As the situation continues to flare up, countries like the US have rushed in to try and control a fallout between two nuclear powers. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/us-secretary-of-state-rubio-speaks-with-eam-jaishankar-pak-pm-sharif-urges-de-escalation-of-tensions-3519504">dialled</a> both External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, urging both sides to de-escalate. </p><p>Things between India and Pakistan have come to a head after the terror attack in J&K's Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 tourists. India has blamed Pakistan while the latter has denied any involvement in the tragic incident. </p><p><em>(With agency inputs)</em></p>