US EditionGovernment Debunks Fake Drone Attack Claims on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara
- On May 10, 2025, the Indian government dismissed allegations that it had carried out an aerial assault using drones targeting the sacred site of Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.
- These false claims appeared amid ongoing India-Pakistan tensions, following recent strikes and counter-strikes along the border that increased hostility between the two nations.
- The government clarified that the widely shared video claiming the drone attack was fabricated and actually showed emotional students celebrating army selections at a private coaching center.
- The Press Information Bureau stated, "The claim of a drone attack is completely fake," and urged reliance on official sources to avoid spreading communal hatred.
- This official rebuttal aims to counter misinformation that could escalate communal tensions and misinformation regarding unrelated cyberattacks and flight disruptions were also dismissed.
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NewsDrumGovt debunks claims of India attacking Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, other disinformation
New Delhi: The government on Saturday debunked claims that India had launched a drone attack on the Nankana Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan. “A video shared on social media is claiming that India has carried out a drone attack on the Nankana Sahib gurdwara. This claim is completely fake,” the PIB Fact Check Unit said. Such content was being circulated to create communal hatred in India, it said. Nankana Sahib is the birthplace of Guru Nanak, the foun…
India dismisses claims of Indian drone attack on Nankana Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan
The government on Saturday refuted claims circulating on social media that India had carried out a drone attack on the Nankana Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan. "A video shared on social media is claiming that India has carried out a drone attack on the Nankana Sahib gurdwara. This claim is completely fake," the PIB Fact Check Unit said, adding that such misinformation is being spread to incite communal hatred in India. Nankana Sahib, the birthplace o…
Government Debunks Fake Drone Attack Claims on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara
Government Debunks Fake Drone Attack Claims on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara The Indian government has vehemently denied allegations circulating online that it launched a drone attack on the Nankana Sahib gurdwara, a sacred site in Pakistan. The Press Information Bureau's Fact Check Unit has confirmed that the video being shared is entirely fabricated.Authorities state that the dissemination of such misinformation is intended to stoke communal tensions…
Pakistan's doublespeak: It targets Poonch gurdwara, but falsely claims Indian attack on Nankana Sahib
Even as Pakistan bombed the gurdwara in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and attempted to strike Amritsar in Punjab, the Pakistani military lied about India trying to hit Nankana Sahib gurdwara in its Punjab province
Govt debunks claims of India attacking Nankhana Sahib in Pakistan, other disinformation
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday debunked claims that India had launched a drone attack on the Nankana Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan. “A video shared on social media is claiming that India has carried out a drone attack on the Nankhana Sahib gurdwara. This claim is completely fake,” the PIB Fact Check Unit said. Such content was being circulated to create communal hatred in India, it said. Nankhana Sahib is the birthplace of Guru Nanak, the fo…
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