In response to India’s precision strikes on terror camps, Pakistani state-linked channels circulate misleading videos and false reports—many flagged by fact-checkers.
New Delhi | May 7, 2025:
Following India’s high-precision tri-services counterstrike on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under Operation Sindoor, a wave of misinformation has flooded social media platforms and state-linked news outlets in Pakistan.
Within hours of the strikes, government-affiliated Pakistani media and influencers began circulating unverified and false claims — including fabricated stories of missile retaliation targeting Indian territory, a destroyed brigade headquarters, and an airbase strike in Srinagar.
India’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) debunked these reports, confirming that several videos being widely shared as alleged Pakistani counter-attacks were actually old footage from sectarian riots in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2024, and had no connection to India.
In a video shared by several pro-Pakistan handles, it is being falsely claimed that the Pakistan Airforce has targeted Srinagar airbase#PIBFactCheck
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 7, 2025
❌ The video shared is old and NOT from India.
✅The video is from sectarian clashes that took place in the year 2024, in… pic.twitter.com/vPmMq4IWdE
Key Misinformation Claims Debunked
- Claim: Pakistan launched missile strikes on 15 Indian sites
Fact: No credible evidence. Denied by Indian authorities. - Claim: Srinagar Airbase was hit by Pakistan Air Force
Fact: Video shared was from 2024 clashes in Pakistan. Not from India. - Claim: Indian Army headquarters destroyed
Fact: No visual or satellite validation; flagged as baseless.
India’s Response: Measured Yet Firm
India launched 24 precision missile strikes targeting nine terror-linked sites, all connected to Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen, in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam massacre that killed 26 civilians.
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The Ministry of Defence described the strikes as “focused, measured, and non-escalatory“, ensuring no harm to Pakistani civilian or military installations.
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval briefed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as well as key allies including Russia, UK, UAE, and Saudi Arabia, on the intelligence linking Pakistani terror outfits to the Pahalgam attack.
Tags: Operation Sindoor, India Pakistan relations, misinformation, ISPR, fake news, Pahalgam attack, Indian defence