{"id":73637,"date":"2025-05-08T23:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=73637"},"modified":"2025-05-09T01:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:03:45","slug":"fact-check-information-minister-denies-claim-of-pakistani-pilot-in-indias-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/fact-check-information-minister-denies-claim-of-pakistani-pilot-in-indias-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact Check: Information Minister denies claim of Pakistani pilot in India&#8217;s custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Fact Checker cell o<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/india-blocked-social-media-accounts-of-information-minister-atta-ullah-tarar\/\">f Pakistan&#8217;s Ministry of Information<\/a> has <span class=\"diff-highlight\">rejected<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">claims<\/span> that <span class=\"diff-highlight\">suggest<\/span> a Pakistani pilot is <span class=\"diff-highlight\">under<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> custody <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> the\u00a0<span class=\"diff-highlight\">Indians<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">, \u00a0stating them as a total lie and fake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with a local media channel, the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/info-minister-denies-indias-claim-of-shooting-down-pakistans-f-16-jf-17-jets\/\">Information Minister Attaullah Tarar<\/a> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">refuted<\/span> these claims, <span class=\"diff-highlight\">categorizing<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">them<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">as<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">senseless<\/span> and fabricated.<\/p>\n<p>Tarar trolling India said, &#8220;Get out of your B-tier Bollywood mindset&#8221; <span class=\"diff-highlight\">in<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">regards<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> the <span class=\"diff-highlight\">spreading<\/span> of false information. He <span class=\"diff-highlight\">also<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">stressed<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">that<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">claims<\/span> are an attempt to <span class=\"diff-highlight\">build<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">unnecessary<\/span> tension and <span class=\"diff-highlight\">falsehood<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>This development comes after an Indian journalist, Barkha Dutt, published a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, \u00a0claiming that a Pakistani pilot is in <span class=\"diff-highlight\">captivity<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">by<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Indians,<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">and<\/span> further details will be disclosed later.<\/p>\n<p>However, <span class=\"diff-highlight\">according<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> the Pakistani government<span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">claims<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">made<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">by<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Dutt<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">are<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">erroneous,<\/span> urging the citizens to D<span class=\"diff-highlight\">on<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">&#8216;<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">t<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">buy<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">into<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">fake<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">news<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">&#8220;<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note here that this is not the first time Indian media or politicians have been accused of spreading false and baseless information. It should be noted that since the tensions between Pakistan and India began, Indian media have been spreading fake news to promote false propaganda against Pakistan, trying to destroy its image internationally.<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"diff-highlight\">swift<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">denial<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">from<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Pakistani<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">government<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">demonstrates<\/span> its <span class=\"diff-highlight\">effort<\/span> to <span class=\"diff-highlight\">create<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">legitimate<\/span> information and <span class=\"diff-highlight\">help<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">fight<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">against<\/span> misinformation. The situation <span class=\"diff-highlight\">acts<\/span> as a <span class=\"diff-highlight\">demonstration<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> the <span class=\"diff-highlight\">need<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">verify<\/span> information <span class=\"diff-highlight\">from<\/span> credible sources before <span class=\"diff-highlight\">sharing<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Fact Checker cell of Pakistan&#8217;s Ministry of Information has rejected claims that suggest a Pakistani pilot is under the custody of the\u00a0Indians, \u00a0stating them as a total lie and fake. In an interview with a local media channel, the Information Minister Attaullah Tarar refuted these claims, categorizing them as senseless and fabricated. 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