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Fact Check: Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban's Nuristan claims, calls allegations baseless

Fact Check: Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban’s Nuristan claims, calls allegations baseless

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban’s Nuristan claims, describing claims linking Pakistani security forces and intelligence agencies to alleged violence in Afghanistan’s Nuristan province as “frivolous, baseless and devoid of any truth.” Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a fact-check statement rejecting the allegations and said no evidence had been provided to establish Pakistan’s involvement. […]

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Fact Check: BLA Accused of Killing Innocent Children in Mastung and Blaming Security Forces

Fact Check: BLA Accused of Killing Innocent Children in Mastung and Blaming Security Forces

MASTUNG: BLA Accused of Killing Innocent Children and realty about the Mastung tragedy that the Fitna-Al-Hindustan Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) terrist  were responsible for killing innocent children and later attempted to shift blame onto Pakistan’s security forces. The allegations have gained attention on social media, where competing narratives about responsibility for the incident continue to

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Fact-Check Shock: Fabricated Narrative Exploded as Old Footage Goes Viral in Sindh

Fact-Check Shock: Fabricated Narrative Exploded as Old Footage Goes Viral in Sindh

A video circulating on social media and being linked to the debate over the creation of a separate province in Sindh appears to have been reframed and amplified through newer captions and voice-over, rather than representing a newly recorded incident. In such a way, the earliest identified upload of the video was made by the

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Fact Check: FAH Suicide Blast, Not Airstrike, Caused Damage Near Surab

Fact Check: FAH Suicide Blast, Not Airstrike, Caused Damage Near Surab

QUETTA: Claims circulating on social media that Pakistani fighter jets bombed populated areas near Surab in Balochistan, killing civilians, are misleading, according to local and security authorities. The Claim Accounts linked to Fitna al-Hindustan (FAH) launched a campaign on X claiming that Pakistani fighter jets had carried out airstrikes in the Gidar area near Surab, killing civilians

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Fact Check: ‘Captured Pakistani Soldier’ Video Turns Out to Be Fake

Fact Check: ‘Captured Pakistani Soldier’ Video Turns Out to Be Fake

ISLAMABAD: A video circulating widely on social media purports to show a Pakistani soldier who was allegedly captured after mistakenly crossing into Afghanistan. The Claim Social media accounts, including accounts linked to Afghanistan and India, are sharing the 31 second footage with claims that the man shown in military-style clothing is a Pakistani soldier captured

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Balochistan Govt Dismisses Fake Security Alert, Warns Action Against Rumor-Mongers

QUETTA: The Balochistan government has officially dismissed as “fake and baseless” a notification circulating on social media regarding security threats, while warning of strict legal action against those spreading disinformation and panic among the public.   Deputy Home Minister Babar Yousafzai, in a statement issued on Wednesday, categorically rejected the purported alert, urging citizens not

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Fact Check: Drama Clip Falsely Used to Discredit Pakistan Army Operations in Balochistan

Fact Check: Drama Clip Falsely Used to Discredit Pakistan Army Operations in Balochistan

QUETTA: Social media accounts linked to pro-Afghan Taliban and Fitna al Hindustan narratives have circulated a behind-the-scenes video from a Pakistani television drama, falsely claiming it shows fabricated footage of Pakistan’s ongoing military operations in Balochistan. The video was widely shared on X and other social media platforms to support claims that the Pakistan Army had staged

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Fact Check: BLA's Claim of Killing 45 Security Personnel in Mastung Is False

Fact Check: BLA’s Claim of Killing 45 Security Personnel in Mastung Is False

QUETTA: Social media accounts linked to the internationally designated terrorist group, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), are claiming that its militants attacked a security forces convoy in Mastung and killed 45 security personnel. A review of the available information shows the claim is fabricated. The actual incident involved an attack on civilian passenger buses after an

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Fact Check: Viral Claims of Explosions in Quetta, Sibi Are False

Fact Check: Viral Claims of Explosions in Quetta, Sibi Are False

QUETTA: Social media users are circulating posts claiming that explosions occurred on Quetta Airport Road and in Sibi area of the Balochistan on Monday. The Claim Several posts shared on WhatsApp and other social media platforms alleged that a blast had occurred on Quetta Airport Road. Another viral message claimed loud explosions had been heard

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Fact Check: BLA Video of Jiwani Attack Found to Be Digitally Manipulated

Fact Check: BLA Video of Jiwani Attack Found to Be Digitally Manipulated

QUETTA: A video released by the banned Balochistan Liberation Army’s (BLA) media wing, “HAKKAL,” purporting to show a successful suicide attack on a Pakistan Coast Guards check post in Jiwani has been found to contain digitally manipulated footage, according to an independent visual verification conducted by Buraq Baloch Fact Check Analysis. The footage was circulated

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