Pakistan continues to spread misinformation about India, including false claims of attacks on Amritsar. India is countering these lies with fact-checks and evidence, emphasising Pakistan's attempts to mislead the world.
New Delhi:
Keeping up its misinformation warfare alongside three waves of drone and missile attacks on military and civilian targets in India, the Pakistani establishment and people backed by it have continued to spread lies, including that Indian armed forces fired missiles on Amritsar, officials have said.
The officials listed out a series of misinformation, half-truths and outright lies propagated by Pakistan to sow discord in India, paint itself in a flattering light and try and gain the world's sympathy. They also pointed out that measures are being taken to counter such misinformation, including with timely fact-checks and visual evidence.
"Pakistan is running a widespread campaign full of lies targeting India, using both official channels and social media to incite communal unrest, spread false reports about military events, cause panic among Indian citizens and create international confusion regarding India's actions," an official said.
Among the biggest lies being peddled by Pakistan, the officials said, is the claim by Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the Director General of Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), that India fired missiles on Amritsar. Another false claim, in the same vein, was that India had attacked the...
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