UK govt warned of British Muslims' sentiments being 'inflamed' by Pakistan rhetoric on Kashmir

A review into the UK government's terror-prevention scheme has flagged "anti-India" rhetoric radicalising people over the Kashmir and Khalistan issues, as per the news agency PTI.

The review report said that rhetoric from Pakistan is impacting UK Muslims to "inflame anti-India sentiment", particularly on Kashmir. It added that a false narrative is being disseminated by a small number of pro-Khalistan groups operating in the UK.

The report also made recommendations for improvements to tackle Islamist extremism as the "primary threat" to the country.

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman told the House of Commons on 8 February 2023 that she intends to "swiftly implement" all of the recommendations from the review into the Prevent strategy, a UK-wide system set up as an early warning system against terrorist threats.

The review is unflinching. Prevent needs major reform. It needs to better understand the threats that we face and the ideology underpinning them, the Indian-origin minister told MPs.

(With PTI inputs)