India v Pakistan missiles have been launched

[Hagar the Horrible]

India has launched missiles into Pakistan and areas controlled by Pakistan in kashmir,  this will escalate and even if it does not it will cause issues over here

[redjambo]

Just poured myself a good whisky. May as well enjoy it while I still can.

[JudyJudyJudy]

5 minutes ago, redjambo said:

Just poured myself a good whisky. May as well enjoy it while I still can.

Why? 

[indianajones]

Hell of a way to celebrate a trade deal with the UK. 

[Don DaniEL]

Would never have happened if Trump was President 😜

[Cade]

Just now, Don DaniEL said:

Would never have happened if Trump was President 😜

 

[Jacques de Gatineau]

17 minutes ago, indianajones said:

Hell of a way to celebrate a trade deal with the UK. 

It's time to restart the Raj and sort these loons out.

[Ulysses]

Just now, Jacques de Gatineau said:

It's time to restart the Raj and sort these loons out.

 

You did that stuff already.  That's why they're fighting.   

[Jacques de Gatineau]

2 minutes ago, Ulysses said:

 

You did that stuff already.  That's why they're fighting.   

They're fighting cuz we left them alone. The need the steady guiding hand of the British Empire to keep things at a gentle simmer.  Once we've got that lot under control, we'll come sort your mob out, especially if that rapey weirdo fighting man makes any political inroads  

[Sooperstar]

A child amongst the dead.

[redjambo]

48 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said:

Why? 

 

It was a tongue in cheek comment, of course. Having one nuclear power lobbing missiles at another nuclear power isn't an optimal situation though.

[Ulysses]

4 minutes ago, Jacques de Gatineau said:

They're fighting cuz we left them alone.

 

 

Two things you've made more of than anyone else on Earth.  One is national holidays, the other is internecine conflicts.  It's a legacy, of sorts.  

 

 

4 minutes ago, Jacques de Gatineau said:

 

 

The need the steady guiding hand of the British Empire to keep things at a gentle simmer.  Once we've got that lot under control, we'll come sort your mob out, especially if that rapey weirdo fighting man makes any political inroads  

 

He'll be in jail in Florida. 

 

[Jacques de Gatineau]

4 minutes ago, Ulysses said:

 

Two things you've made more of than anyone else on Earth.  One is national holidays, the other is internecine conflicts.  It's a legacy, of sorts.  

 

[Ulysses]

Just now, Jacques de Gatineau said:

 

 

[Jacques de Gatineau]

1 minute ago, Ulysses said:

 

 

Anyway...

 

Best messed-up headline so far comes from Al-Jazeera: Biggest peacetime missile attack ever (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/5/6/india-pakistan-fighting-live-india-fires-missiles-into-pakistan)

 

Gotta love peacetime missile attacks.

[Craiglockhart No.9]

The best outcome here is that both sides agree... you hurt me, I hurt you, enough is enough.

 

extremely worrying escalation and innocent people are dying

[Ulysses]

10 minutes ago, Jacques de Gatineau said:

Biggest peacetime missile attack ever

 

 

[Tazio]

They’ve been randomly killing each other for years in some bizarre tit for tat scenario that seems to have stopped outright war. This escalation is worrying though as it’s not the usual bunch of blokes in a mountain pass somewhere firing gunshots at each other. 

[Maple Leaf]

1 hour ago, Jacques de Gatineau said:

It's time to restart the Raj and sort these loons out.

Thankfully, religion has nothing to do with this conflict, otherwise it would be a real mess. 

[Tazio]

1 minute ago, Maple Leaf said:

Thankfully, religion has nothing to do with this conflict, otherwise it would be a real mess. 

If it escalates guaranteed it will be getting played out on the streets of some English towns. 

[Jeff]

It's crazy how many children hang around in military bases.

[Ron Burgundy]

We should increase the aid budget to both. Those missiles ain’t cheap. 

[Jacques de Gatineau]

17 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said:

Thankfully, religion has nothing to do with this conflict, otherwise it would be a real mess. 

 

Maybes Trump, as the new Pope, will broker peace talks.

[Jacques de Gatineau]

16 minutes ago, Tazio said:

If it escalates guaranteed it will be getting played out on the streets of some English towns. 

Easy 'W' for Reform if so.

[il Duce McTarkin]

5 hours ago, Jacques de Gatineau said:

They're fighting cuz we left them alone. The need the steady guiding hand of the British Empire to keep things at a gentle simmer.  Once we've got that lot under control, we'll come sort your mob out, especially if that rapey weirdo fighting man makes any political inroads  

 

[John Findlay]

8 hours ago, Hagar the Horrible said:

India has launched missiles into Pakistan and areas controlled by Pakistan in kashmir,  this will escalate and even if it does not it will cause issues over here

May cause a few issues over here too.

[Lord Montpelier]

The Amritsar border ceremony should be a good watch this week

[New Town Loafer]

7 hours ago, Tazio said:

If it escalates guaranteed it will be getting played out on the streets of some English towns. 

Came in to post the exact same thing. Also gives Labour MPs further chance to talk about Pakistani issues at the expense of British ones 😀

[il Duce McTarkin]

1 hour ago, Lord Montpelier said:

The Amritsar border ceremony should be a good watch this week

 

I attended the Attari-Wagah border ceremony as a guest of the General in the summer of 2010 (Pakistani side). 

From the VIP section we had a fantastic view of proceedings. 

Afterwards we retired to the residence for refreshments (non alcoholic), whence I was afforded the opportunity to stand directly over the International Boundary with one foot in Pakistan and one foot in India. 

The military guys on both sides knew each other through their collaboration on the frequent crossing ceremonies and got on quite well. 

The General was an impressive man. Six and a half foot, tightly bearded square jaw, military style moustache with the keen eyes of a predator, but softly spoken, inquisitive, and thoughtful. He was reassigned to the Swat Valley not long after as I recall, so who knows what became of him.

 

 

 

Edited May 7 by il Duce McTarkin

[Lord Montpelier]

2 minutes ago, il Duce McTarkin said:

 

I attended the Attari-Wagah border ceremony as a guest of the General in the summer of 2010 (Pakistani side). 

From the VIP section we had a fantastic view of proceedings. 

Afterwards we retired to the residence for refreshments (non alcoholic), whence I was afforded the opportunity to stand directly over the International Boundary with one foot in Pakistan and one foot in India. 

The military guys on both sides knew each other through their collaboration on the frequent crossing ceremonies and got on quite well. 

The general was an impressive man. Six and a half foot, tightly bearded square jaw, military style moustache with the keen eyes of a predator, but softly spoken, inquisitive, and thoughtful. He was reassigned to the Swat Valley not long after as I recall, so who knows what became of him.

 

 

 

I went in around 2006 i think. Indian side for me after a visit to the golden temple. Good fun, real pantomime,  they put us in a tourist type section so we got a decent view. Thats impressive getting the VIP treatment how did that come about know many Pakistani military generals lol ?

[il Duce McTarkin]

13 minutes ago, Lord Montpelier said:

I went in around 2006 i think. Indian side for me after a visit to the golden temple. Good fun, real pantomime,  they put us in a tourist type section so we got a decent view. Thats impressive getting the VIP treatment how did that come about know many Pakistani military generals lol ?

 

The Indian side looked far more fun, to be honest.

 

Edited May 7 by il Duce McTarkin

[Jacques de Gatineau]

20 minutes ago, il Duce McTarkin said:

 

whence I was afforded the opportunity to stand directly over the International Boundary with one foot in Pakistan and one foot in India. 

 

I trust that's when you reminded them of your passport and that things were better 'back then'.  

 

A colleague of mine was similarly struck by an Afghan army general last year. Simultaneously the most intelligent and well-refined man in the room and the meanest, most capable of brutal deadly violence.

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

Know nothing about this but I’m backing India. Get fired into them!

[All roads lead to Gorgie]

9 hours ago, Don DaniEL said:

Would never have happened if Trump was President 😜

Nothing like a bit of annexing to solve everything.

[il Duce McTarkin]

5 minutes ago, Jacques de Gatineau said:

I trust that's when you reminded them of your passport and that things were better 'back then'.  

 

 

It was practically the purpose of my visit.

 

6 minutes ago, Jacques de Gatineau said:

A colleague of mine was similarly struck by an Afghan army general last year. Simultaneously the most intelligent and well-refined man in the room and the meanest, most capable of brutal deadly violence.

 

One of the security guys in Pakistan at the time was also one of those that had an aura about him. A rare specimen being a highly intelligent and calculating Scouser, he had been one of those SBS drifting around Sierra Leone assassinating West Side Boys in 2000. Only 5ft tall but around 6ft broad, he had a jaw you couldn't mark with a pick axe. He regaled that to that day, the only kicking he'd ever had was in a pub in Dundee when him and his squaddie mates upset some locals.

 

16 minutes ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said:

Know nothing about this but I’m backing India. Get fired into them!

 

Unsurprised at this news.

 

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

4 minutes ago, il Duce McTarkin said:

 

It was practically the purpose of my visit.

 

 

One of the security guys in Pakistan at the time was also one of those that had an aura about him. A rare specimen being a highly intelligent and calculating Scouser, he had been one of those SBS drifting around Sierra Leone assassinating West Side Boys in 2000. Only 5ft tall but around 6ft broad, he had a jaw you couldn't mark with a pick axe. He regaled that to that day, the only kicking he'd ever had was in a pub in Dundee when him and his squaddie mates upset some locals.

 

 

Unsurprised at this news.

 

26-11 after the opening minutes Il Duce, a commanding early lead

 

[il Duce McTarkin]

7 minutes ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said:

26-11 after the opening minutes Il Duce, a commanding early lead

 

 

Reckon this one will be end-to-end stuff for the duration, until someone calls a draw.

[JudyJudyJudy]

10 hours ago, redjambo said:

 

It was a tongue in cheek comment, of course. Having one nuclear power lobbing missiles at another nuclear power isn't an optimal situation though.

Oh let them get on with it . That’s my policy . Isolationism 

8 hours ago, Ron Burgundy said:

We should increase the aid budget to both. Those missiles ain’t cheap. 

Loll good one 😂😂

1 hour ago, New Town Loafer said:

Came in to post the exact same thing. Also gives Labour MPs further chance to talk about Pakistani issues at the expense of British ones 😀

No doubt Useless will make his comments on twitter ( the platform he apparently hates) ! Make a change about him not mumping his gumms about Gaza 

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

Why does every single conflict start with foreign politicians calling for immediate de-escalation?  they’ve only just started teeing off ffs, they’re hardly going to go ‘actually, let’s forget all this and be friends’ on day two 

[Malinga the Swinga]

They could play a game of T20 cricket to decide who gets to control what. Obviously a neutral venue required as India don't play in Pakistan and vice versa. No Pakistani ever played in IPL and no Indian ever played in PPL.

 

[moonshine]

2 hours ago, Lord Montpelier said:

I went in around 2006 i think. Indian side for me after a visit to the golden temple. Good fun, real pantomime,  they put us in a tourist type section so we got a decent view. Thats impressive getting the VIP treatment how did that come about know many Pakistani military generals lol ?

If we could just resolve all border disputes with a dance-off, that would be cool. 

[Cade]

Maybe the Chinese will get involved. They have interests in Kashmir too.

[Jacques de Gatineau]

1 hour ago, Malinga the Swinga said:

They could play a game of T20 cricket to decide who gets to control what. Obviously a neutral venue required as India don't play in Pakistan and vice versa. No Pakistani ever played in IPL and no Indian ever played in PPL.

 

Grenade for a ball?

[Zico]

I’m sure this could all be resolved if they get to see some western bobs and vagene. Chuck Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips a few grand and send them over on a diplomatic mission. 

[Cruyff]

 

 

 

How it started ....  

[The Gorgie]

Were that lot not rioting down in England somewhere over the cricket? Will be some laugh now.

[Jacques de Gatineau]

33 minutes ago, Cruyff said:

 

 

 

How it started ....  

Reminds me of the average Shed thread.

[Ron Burgundy]

13 minutes ago, Jacques de Gatineau said:

Reminds me of the average Shed thread.

Nah, they at least kinda made up at the end. Have a nice day 🤣

[Seymour M Hersh]

That pair are forever simmering on the edge of a full scale war. Never comes to it and hopefully this will settle down after a week or so as well. 

[Hagar the Horrible]

3 hours ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said:

Why does every single conflict start with foreign politicians calling for immediate de-escalation?  they’ve only just started teeing off ffs, they’re hardly going to go ‘actually, let’s forget all this and be friends’ on day two 

It is because they don't drink, go to the pub 8 pints and 3 triple jd and coke, then its your my best pal routine. Does not work on Russians, they are arseholes sober