‘psychological Warfare’: Govt Debunks Pakistani Disinformation On Missile, Drone Attacks On Jalandhar, Amritsar

The authorities has said Pakistan is indulging successful psychological warfare to instill fearfulness successful Indians. Many societal media users person fallen to specified disinformation, nan consequence of coordinated efforts from Pakistan. It cited nan examples of a drone onslaught successful Jalandhar, a rocket onslaught by Pakistan, onslaught successful Amritsar, arsenic good arsenic banning introduction into airports. 

“A barrage of coordinated disinformation has been carried retired by definite societal media handles successful wide and mainstream media successful peculiar successful Pakistan pinch nan sole nonsubjective to instil fearfulness among nan Indian masses. This psychological warfare has been actively debunked by nan Press Information Bureau (PIB) for nan past fewer weeks. In addition, Indian media and societal media users person been falling for misinformation. The fact-check portion of PIB put nan grounds consecutive and debunked misinformation, disinformation and outright lies,” said PIB successful a statement. 

It cited nan illustration of a drone onslaught video successful Jalandhar that swiftly went viral. It was recovered that nan video was that of a workplace fire. 

In yet different video, it was claimed that nan Pakistani service destroyed an Indian post. It was recovered to beryllium staged and location is nary portion called “20 Raj Battalion" successful nan Indian army. 

An aged video from an detonation successful Beirut, Lebanon from 2020 was repurposed to show that Pakistan launched a rocket onslaught connected India. 

No fidayeen aliases termination onslaught occurred connected immoderate service cantonment, it said. Pakistan dispersed disinformation astir a fidayeen onslaught connected an service brigade successful Rajouri. 

A missive from Chief of nan Army Staff (CoAS) Gen VK Narayan was being circulated regarding subject preparedness to nan Army serviceman of Northern Command. Narayan is not nan CoAS and nan missive was recovered to beryllium fake. 

A societal media station stated that nan Indian subject utilized Ambala Airbase to onslaught Amritsar and its ain citizens, which was recovered to beryllium wholly baseless. 

Unlike nan disinformation dispersed connected societal media, introduction into airports has not been banned crossed India, and nary specified determination was taken by nan government. 

Published on: May 9, 2025 8:45 AM IST