New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday made shocking claims regarding Pakistan, suggesting that nearly 10,000 people have been killed and disappeared. He said that the Pakistan Army had ordered the terrorist Hafiz Saeed and fugitive Dawood Ibrahim to “eliminate the Baluchis”.

“The army has ordered the bloodthirsty Hafiz Saeed and Dawood Ibrahim to eliminate the Baluchis and protesters from India. In the last 15 days, about 10 thousand people have been killed and disappeared. Pakistan is in pieces,” Dubey made these claims in a post on X.

His remarks come amid heightened tensions and security concerns between India and Pakistan over the deadly Pahalgam terrorist attack, which has intensified diplomatic responses from both sides.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh joint general secretary Krishna Gopal has said that ‘intolerance’ prevails in Pakistan, due to which internal cohesion is lacking among the different communities living in the neighbouring country.

Speaking at a book launch event, RSS leader said, “The world is facing a dangerous thing, intolerance. Pakistan was founded, and it would have been good if the Muslims had remained together peacefully. However, after the formation of Pakistan, tensions arose between those who speak Bangla and Urdu… Pakistan is still facing that intolerance. Sindhis, Pashtuns, Balochs do not want to live together.”

Twenty-six people were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack. The government has said that the terrorists responsible for the attack and the conspirators behind it will face severe punishment.

The government has announced a series of measures, including putting the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance, to send a strong message to Pakistan for its support of cross-border terrorism.

Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday affirmed the BJP-led government’s zero-tolerance policy on terrorism, stating that no one will be spared and terrorism will be eradicated from every part of the country.

US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has got the full support from the Trump administration, adding that they are in constant communication with the governments of India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack.

Speaking at the press briefing on Friday, Bruce said that the US is closely monitoring the situation.

State Department spokesperson cited the readout of US State Secretary Marco Rubio’s Thursday conversation with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

“We are monitoring closely. Yesterday, the Secretary spoke with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. As President Donald Trump articulated to Prime Minister Modi last week, the United States stands strong with India against terrorism, and Prime Minister Modi has our full support,” she said.

“The Secretary encouraged both countries to work toward a responsible solution that maintains a responsible resolution that maintains long-term peace and regional stability in South Asia. We continue to be in touch with the governments of both countries, as I mentioned, at multiple levels,” she added.

When asked if the calls for de-escalation were being heeded, Bruce said, “We are asking for a responsible resolution from both parties. And beyond that, there’s nothing I can give you, any other details.”

It comes as there has been a rise in ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the Line of Control (Loc) in Jammu and Kashmir after the April 22 brutal attack in Pahalgam, where Pakistan-sponsored terrorists killed 26 people, mostly tourists, and injured many others.

India has taken a raft of measures against Pakistan for its support to cross-border terrorism, including holding the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance and closing the Integrated Check Post at Attari. India has also decided to curtail the strength of High Commissions.

The government has given armed forces complete operational freedom to decide on the response to the Pahalgam terror attack. The Indian Army has effectively responded to the Pakistan Army’s unprovoked small arms firing across the LoC.

The Army responded swiftly to the ceasefire violation on the night of April 27-28 in areas opposite Kupwara and Poonch districts in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

The Indian Army had also responded effectively to the Pakistan Army firing along the LoC on the night of April 26-27 in areas opposite the Tutmari Gali and Rampur sectors, as per officials.

Security forces have intensified anti-terror operations in the Kashmir valley in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.