JAIPUR — Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, shopkeepers in Jaipur, Rajasthan, have replaced the word ‘Pak’ on their sweets with ‘Shree’.
A shopkeeper told NDTV that they have renamed various sweets by replacing the word ‘Pak’ with ‘Shree’. For instance, ‘Moti Pak’ is now ‘Moti Shree’, ‘Gond Pak’ has become ‘Gond Shree’, and ‘Mysore Pak’ is being sold as ‘Mysore Shree’.
The word ‘Pak’ in sweets doesn’t refer to Pakistan—it means sweet in Kannada. It refers to the sugar syrup used in recipes like ‘Mysore Pak’.
The move comes after a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, which left 26 people dead.
India, after finding cross-border links to the attack, launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 to strike militant camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Pakistan responded with missile and drone attacks, but they were thwarted.
A ceasefire was agreed upon by both countries on May 10, bringing an end to the hostilities.