Bhubaneswar: Pakistan’s propaganda machinery has been in overdrive since India successfully carried out Operation Sindoor, targeting nine terror camps in the neighbouring country on May 6-7.
A widespread disinformation campaign has been unleashed in an attempt to regain control of the narrative through digital manipulation and unverified claims, particularly by pro-Pakistan social media accounts and influential political figures.
On Thursday, the fact check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) busted another Pakistan’s fake narrative about its forces intercepting an Indian drone. “Pakistan-based handles are sharing an old image claiming that the Pakistan Army has intercepted a UAV drone that fell in Gujranwala, Pakistan,” PIB Fact check posted on X.
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Sharing a news report, it added that the image being circulated is from the Ukraine-Russia conflict in 2022.
Did this Indian drone really get intercepted in Pakistan
Pakistan-based handles are sharing an old image claiming that the Pakistan Army has intercepted a UAV drone that fell in Gujranwala, Pakistan.#PIBFactCheck
The image being circulated is from the Ukraine-Russia… pic.twitter.com/XdY1D9ZmuQ
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 8, 2025
According to reports, Pakistan‘s military has claimed to have intercepted and shot down 12 Indian drones that allegedly violated its airspace over Karachi, Lahore, Gujranwala and Ghotki. One drone reportedly struck a military installation near Lahore, injuring four Pakistani soldiers, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
Pakistan uses the Oerlikon GDF 35mm twin cannon as part of its air defence system.
