'always Verify Before Sharing': Pib Debunks Claims Of Explosion At Jammu Air Force Base

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) connected Friday debunked nan claims of an detonation astatine nan Jammu Air Force guidelines being made successful respective societal media posts. As per PIB Fact Check, nan image being circulated is an aged one.

The image is wholly unrelated to nan Jammu Air Force Base and is, successful fact, from nan Kabul Airport blast successful August 2021. One of these posts read: "Multiple impacts connected India's Jammu Air Force Base confirmed."

PIB wrote successful its station connected X (formerly Twitter): "Explosion astatine Jammu Air Force Base? Here's nan truth! An aged image is being circulated pinch mendacious claims of aggregate explosions astatine nan Jammu Air Force Base successful India. #PIBFactCheck. This image is from nan Kabul Airport blast successful August 2021. Here’s a study from that time. Don’t autumn for misinformation. Always verify earlier sharing (sic)!" 

In different development, PIB debunked a video circulated connected societal media claiming that nan Pakistani subject destroyed an Indian post. PIB said that nan declare by Pakistani societal media users is "completely false" and nan video is "staged. 

PIB's station besides said that nan Indian Army has nary portion by nan sanction -- "20 Raj Battalion". "This is portion of a coordinated propaganda run aimed astatine creating panic and misleading nan public," nan station read. 

Meanwhile, Pakistan fired missiles and drones successful an effort to target nan Jammu airport, starring to a full blackout successful Jammu metropolis and surrounding areas, arsenic per news agencies.

Officials person confirmed that nan Jammu Airport, which besides houses an aerial unit base, is unaffected contempt nan Pakistani attack. They besides said that nan Indian aerial defence systems promptly neutralised galore Pakistani drones, and aerial ambush sirens were activated.

A full of 8 Pakistani missiles were aimed towards Kashmir, which were each "intercepted and blocked by Air Defence Units." The attacks were directed astatine Satwari, Samba, Ranbir Singh Pura, and Arnia. 

Published on: May 9, 2025 9:34 AM IST