Pakistan’s Misinformation Campaign Unravels After Failed Drone Strike Denials

Amid rising India-Pakistan tensions, Pakistan launched a misinformation campaign, with the government and Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) making false claims to mislead the public about the Indian drone strike across Pakistan.

First, they claimed to shoot down Indian drones. Then, they said drones were too advanced to catch. Later, they claimed they didn’t stop them to avoid detection.

Each statement contradicted the last.

Pakistan Kept Changing Its Version

DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif first stated, “We shot down all drones launched by India.”

He made the statement on 8 May. However, no proof was given. Soon, Indian sources and foreign journalists denied this.

Satellite images and open-source videos showed no damage to Indian jets.

In fact, the Pakistani Army indirectly admitted failure. They confirmed that Indian drones entered 1,100 kilometres into Pakistan and returned safely.

This raised serious questions about their radar systems, including Chinese-made technology.

Later the same day, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif made another claim. He said the drones flew at 35,000 feet and used ‘advanced stealth technology’. He admitted they couldn’t intercept them.

Then on 9 May, he gave a third version. He said Pakistan ‘didn’t intercept Indian drones’ to avoid ‘leaking our positions’. These flip-flops further weakened Pakistan’s credibility.

Meanwhile, Indian users on X exposed the contradictions. They analysed videos, official quotes, and radar maps. They showed how Pakistan kept shifting its narrative.

Operation Sindoor & Indian Response

India had launched Operation Sindoor after the terror attack in Pahalgam. Indian forces targeted terror infrastructure inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Reports suggest India used Rafale jets and long-range drones in the strike.

The international media quickly picked up Pakistan’s contradictions.

Many foreign journalists confirmed that Pakistan had no evidence of shooting down Indian assets.

They called out Khawaja Asif for quoting unverified social media posts during a live news show.

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