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Fact Check: Videos of ‘Downed Pakistani Jet’ Are Fake, Misleading

Fact Check: Videos of ‘Downed Pakistani Jet’ Are Fake, Misleading

ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan also continued its airstrikes on third day against terrorist hideouts in Afghan territory military bases of the Afghan Taliban backing Fitna al Khawarij in cross border attacks. In response to these attacks, Afghanistan based social media accounts circulating a video on social media claiming that a Pakistani jet was shot down during the […]

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Sky News deletes false Afghan airstrike report after outrage

LONDON: International news broadcaster Sky News has deleted a false report claiming that Afghanistan had carried out an airstrike on Pakistan, following intense pressure from Pakistani users on social media. The development has sparked fresh criticism of the network’s journalism and specifically targeted its Afghan-origin anchor, Yalda Hakim.   The now-deleted report, which was also

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Forest officer transfers millions of funds in personal accont

Forest officer transfers millions of funds in personal accont

PESHAWAR: The Finance Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has accused the Divisional Forest Officer posted in Swat of embezzling Rs 66.6 million and revealed that the officer allegedly transferred more than Rs 90 million of additional government funds into his personal bank account. According to the Finance Department, these irregularities were detected due to an effective

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Officials Debunk Fake News of Mastung Jail Attack

Officials Debunk fake news of Mastung jail attack

MASTUNG: Security sources  have categorically denied reports circulating on social media of a recent attack on Mastung Central Jail and the subsequent release of prisoners, labeling the claim as completely false and a deliberate propaganda campaign. The disinformation, primarily spread through accounts affiliated with the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), utilized video footage falsely presented

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Kharan District Calm Despite BLF Propaganda of Police Station Siege, Bank Attacks

BLF Kharan attack claim false, say security officials

QUETTA: Security officials in Balochistan have vehemently denied a dramatic claim of a large-scale militant attack in Kharan district, dismissing it as fabricated propaganda. The report, originating from the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), described a multi-pronged assault on January 15th, which authorities confirm never occurred. According to a statement attributed to BLF spokesperson Major Gawram

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ndian-Afghan Digital Nexus: Fact-Check Exposes Trail of Fake "Army vs Farmer" Video

Fact check exposes BLA’s fake video of army destroying solar panels

QUETTA: A viral video shared by proscribed militant groups to malign Pakistan’s security institutions has been exposed as a fabricated and misleading piece of propaganda by the Buraq Baloch fact-checking cell. The video, circulated by propaganda cells of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Fitrna Al-Khawarij, carried a false caption alleging, “Pakistany Army is destroying

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BLA’s “fabricated” claims of attacks in Mand, Dasht areas

QUETTA: Pakistani security officials have forcefully rejected the latest claims of attacks on security forces’ posts by the banned separatist organization, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), dismissing them as “false propaganda” and “baseless stories” fabricated to please external handlers. In a statement issued on Tuesday, authorities categorically denied the BLA’s social media assertions of having launched

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