New Delhi:
A wave of misinformation has flooded social media as Pakistan tries to push its propaganda on-line within the wake of the Pahalgam terror assault. One such misinformation pertains to Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar, the commander of the Northern Military.
The federal government has discovered that a number of pro-Pakistan social media accounts have been “falsely claiming” that Lt Gen Kumar was faraway from his publish following the Pahalgam assault. Some stories even claimed Lt Gen Kumar was arrested or taken into custody for safety lapses.
All these stories have been flagged as “false” by the Press Info Bureau’s fact-checking arm.
“A number of pro-Pakistan social media accounts falsely declare that Northern Commander Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar has been faraway from his publish after the Pahalgam incident. The claims being made in these posts are faux,” mentioned the federal government.
The federal government mentioned Lt Gen Kumar is retiring on April 30. Lt Gen Pratik Sharma can be appointed because the Northern Military Commander after Lt Gen Kumar’s superannuation, the PIB Truth-Verify mentioned.
Yesterday, claims of an Indian Rafale fighter jet being shot down by Pakistan alongside the LoC had been flagged as “false” by the federal government. Pakistan Military has not shot down any Indian fighter jet, the federal government had asserted.
On Monday, the federal government marked some paperwork being circulated on-line as “faux” amid claims that they had been leaked info on the preparedness of the Indian Military.
The web propaganda seems to be a part of Pakistan’s efforts to manage the narrative struggle because it faces the intense cost of driving world terrorism.
Tensions have soared between the 2 nations as terror hyperlinks to Islamabad emerged within the bloodbath of 26 civilians in Pahalgam on April 22. The terrorists who carried out the assault had been mentioned to be below the management of Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 assault and the chief of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group.
For the reason that terror assault, Pakistan has been violating ceasefires throughout the Line of Management with unprovoked firings at Indian Military posts. In a significant escalation, their troops fired on the Worldwide Border final evening. Indian troopers guarding the border and the LoC responded successfully to all ceasefire violations.
Not simply Pakistan’s Military, however even politicians and ministers have been making provocative statements. The most recent was Pakistan’s Info Minister Attaullah Tarar claiming that India is planning a “navy motion” within the subsequent 24-36 hours.
Sources recommend that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a free hand to the Indian armed forces to determine the goal and timing of their response to the Pahalgam assault.