{"id":181978,"date":"2025-08-24T11:52:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T06:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=181978"},"modified":"2025-08-24T11:52:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T06:52:59","slug":"pia-balloon-sends-indian-security-into-panic-in-jammu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/08\/24\/pia-balloon-sends-indian-security-into-panic-in-jammu.html","title":{"rendered":"PIA balloon sends Indian security into panic in Jammu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-181979\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/08\/pia-baloon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"430\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jammu: An aeroplane-shaped toy balloon carrying the logo of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) sent Indian officials into a flutter after it was spotted in Jammu city of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the white and saffron-coloured balloon with \u201cPIA\u201d written in green was found in the Nai Basti area, triggering what locals mocked as \u201ca full-blown security alert over a child\u2019s plaything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the second such \u201chigh-profile recovery\u201d in a week, after another balloon with PIA markings was picked up in Samba. Locals joked that New Delhi\u2019s forces, armed to the teeth, now feel threatened by balloons drifting with the wind.<\/p>\n<p>Observers said the incident once again highlights the deep insecurity of Indian authorities in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, where even harmless toys are viewed through the lens of hostility towards Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jammu: An aeroplane-shaped toy balloon carrying the logo of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) sent Indian officials into a flutter after it was spotted in Jammu city of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. 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