Hyderabad: Amid the India-Pakistan conflict, Karachi Bakery clarified that the brand was founded in Hyderabad and that the name is part of its history.
On its Instagram handle, the bakery wrote, “We are proudly Indian. Karachi Bakery is a 100% Indian brand, founded in Hyderabad, India, in 1953. Our name is a part of our history, not our nationality. Please support us for who we are—an Indian brand serving India with love.”
Recently, the bakery in Vishakhapatnam has been targeted amid India-Pakistan tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack.
Activist groups have demanded that the bakery change its name as Karachi is a major city in Pakistan.
Why is Karachi Bakery targeted now?
The Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 Indian tourists, has heightened tensions between India and Pakistan.
In response, an activist group launched protests outside Karachi Bakery in Visakhapatnam. They argue that businesses in India should not bear names linked to Pakistani cities.
Karachi Bakery in Hyderabad displays national flag amid Indo-Pak tensions
Protesters carried slogans like “Remove Karachi’s Name, Respect India” and waved Indian flags.
India strikes 9 terror targets in Pakistan, PoK
On Wednesday, the Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s base in Muridke.
The military strikes were carried out under ‘Operation Sindoor’, two weeks after the massacre of civilians in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
In response, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, early Wednesday, termed the Indian missile strikes on terror targets in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Punjab province as an “act of war” and said his country has every right to give a “befitting reply.”
In view of the heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, Karachi Bakery issued a clarification that it was founded in Hyderabad and that its name is part of its history.
