Nimrat praises Sofiya Qureshi and Vyomika Singh

The press briefing by Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh after ‘Operation Sindoor’ caught everyone’s attention. This operation targeted terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as a strong reply to the Pahalgam terror attack on Indian tourists on 22 April. The briefing, held in the presence of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, saw the two women officers sharing important details about the mission. Their calm and confident manner won praise from all over, including from the film industry.Bollywood stars applaud the brave women officersFamous actors like Kareena Kapoor Khan, Katrina Kaif, Raveena Tandon, and Varun Dhawan took to social media to celebrate the courage of Qureshi and Singh. Among those impressed was Nimrat Kaur, who has often spoken out in support of the Indian government and armed forces. In a chat with News18 Showsha, Nimrat shared how proud she felt seeing two women lead such an important press briefing.

A strong message of secularity and progressTalking about the importance of the moment, Nimrat said, “It’s something which is so important as messaging for a country that’s so secular and so dynamic with its approach to women being in the forefront. I feel like it’s no longer a wish for the future. We see it in our cabinet ministry, political ranks and the army. There couldn’t have been a better message to the whole world and to everyone than the move to put these wonderful and strong women in the forefront leading the way for its entire operation.”She concluded, “There couldn’t have been a better visual than two women in uniforms leading the way for us. I loved it.”