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‘White Flag’ to ‘Operation Sindoor’, Google in Pakistan was flooded with queries as India launched missile attack in the neighbouring country in response to Pahalgam massacre.
“White Flag”, “What is Sindoor” were among the top searches made by people in Pakistan after India launched missile attacks under “Operation Sindoor” to avenge Pahalgam massacre. (Image: Sourced)
A string of searches were made by citizens of Pakistan after India carried out ‘Operation Sindoor’ in the early hours of Wednesday. For the unaware, India launched a series of strategic and targeted attacks against terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) a fortnight after the Pahalgam terror attack that ended the lives of 26 civilians. The objective was to dismantle launchpads and camps used by terror groups operating from across the Line of Control (LoC), Indian Army sources confirmed.
As social media platforms flooded with visuals of ‘Operation Sindoor’ carried by India, people of Pakistan scrambled to Google with a series of questions and queries they wanted answers for.
What Is Sindoor?
One of the top-most searched questions in Pakistan simply was: “What is Sindoor?”
Sindoor or vermillion was used as a powerful reminder to the Pahalgam massacre. On April 22, terrorists targeted and killed men, some newly married, based on their religion. Sindoor is also worn as a symbolic pride by warriors headed to a battle.
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Some other queries related to Sindoor included– “What is operation sindoor”, “What is sindoor in English”, “Operation Sindoor wiki”.
(Google Trends)
India Missile Attack
Queries from Islamabad, Punjab, and Sindh included search terms as follows: “India launches missile”, “India missile attack”, “India fired missile Pakistan” among many others.
(Google Trends)
White Flag
White flag topped the search in several regions in Pakistan. White flag signifies a state of surrender used by soldiers in warfare by tying a white cloth or a handkerchief on their gun and showing it to their enemy or other army as a request for ceasefire. The firing or attack stops once the message of surrender is acknowledged. Peace and negotiations can be attempted or achieved with the symbolic white flag.
(Google Trends)
India Declares War
“India declares war” was amongst the top keywords on Google in Pakistan. Related queries such as “India Pakistan war today”, “war update” also showed up on Google Trends as the locals wondered if the tensions between the two nations could potentially escalate to a full fledged war.
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