{"id":124654,"date":"2026-04-23T19:53:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=124654"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:53:35","slug":"pakistan-rejects-indian-propaganda-on-pahalgam-attack-deplores-weaponisation-of-false-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/124654\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan rejects Indian propaganda on Pahalgam attack, deplores &#8216;weaponisation of false narrative&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ISLAMABAD(National Times)-  Pakistan rejected Indian propaganda linking it to the 2025 Pahalgam attack on Thursday, deploring that the neighbouring country was focusing on \u201cweaponising its false narrative\u201d in the midst on an ongoing regional crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1905917\/at-least-24-killed-in-occupied-kashmir-gunmen-attack-on-tourists-police-source\"><u>April 22, 2025 attack<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;in Pahalgam saw&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1906075\/pahalgam-attack-india-suspends-indus-waters-treaty-with-immediate-effect-closes-attari-border-crossing#:~:text=at%20least%2026%20people%20were%20killed%2C%20all%20men%2C%20while%20police%20said%20another%2017%20people%20were%20injured\"><u>26 people<\/u><\/a>, mostly tourists, killed in what is being described as the deadliest armed attack in the disputed Himalayan region since the year 2000. New Delhi&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1906075\/pahalgam-attack-india-suspends-indus-waters-treaty-with-immediate-effect-closes-attari-border-crossing\"><u>blamed&nbsp;<\/u><\/a>the attack on Pakistan without any evidence. For its part, Pakistan&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1906315\"><u>strongly denied<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;the allegations and called for a neutral investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the attack\u2019s one year anniversary, some in India&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-in\/news\/insight\/rajnath-singh-issues-veiled-warning-to-pakistan-in-berlin\/gm-GM7E9F9813?gemSnapshotKey=GM7E9F9813-snapshot-1\">appeared to link<\/a>&nbsp;Pakistan again with terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequently, without referring to any particular instance, the Foreign Office (FO) in Islamabad said in a statement: \u201cAt a time when Pakistan, along with its international partners, is undertaking concerted diplomatic efforts for regional and international peace and security, it is deplorable that India has once again resorted to a campaign of baseless allegations and propaganda to link Pakistan with the Pahalgam incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is unfortunate that, in the midst of an ongoing regional crisis, India remains focused on weaponising its false narrative against Pakistan for narrow domestic political gains.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FO recalled the four-conflict in May 2025 that followed the Pahalgam attack, saying: \u201cAfter receiving a befitting reply to its misplaced adventurism in the form of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos last year, such allegations constitute yet another chapter from India\u2019s playbook of creating a smokescreen for its continued sponsorship of terrorism across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said fact remained that such propaganda campaigns could not distract the international community\u2019s attention from India\u2019s continued occupation of Kashmir and its denial of the right to self-determination to the Kashmiris, in violation of relevant UN resolutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNor can such gimmicks conceal the fact that India continues to undermine regional peace and security by resorting to inflammatory rhetoric, repeated provocations, and aggressive military posturing, including its illegal unilateral action to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, in clear violation of international law,\u201d the FO added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It expressed hope that the international community would call on India to demonstrate responsible behaviour and to refrain from all rhetoric and actions that may serve as a spoiler to ongoing efforts aimed at regional and international peace and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two days after the Pahalgam attack, India had taken a series of aggressive measures against Pakistan, including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1906075\/pahalgam-attack-india-suspends-indus-waters-treaty-with-immediate-effect-closes-attari-border-crossing\"><u>unilaterally suspending<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;the critical&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1906274\/what-indias-indus-waters-treaty-suspension-means-for-pakistan\"><u>Indus Waters Treaty<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;(IWT). Pakistan&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1906284\/trade-ties-and-flights-off-limits-as-pakistan-retaliates-to-indias-moves\"><u>retaliated<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;by suspending all kinds of trade, closing its airspace for Indian flights and shutting down the Wagah border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequently, New Delhi launched deadly overnight&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1909295\"><u>air strikes<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;on Pakistan on May 6 over allegations about the Pahalgam&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1905917\/at-least-24-killed-in-occupied-kashmir-gunmen-attack-on-tourists-police-source\"><u>attack<\/u><\/a>. In retaliation, Pakistan Air Force downed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1908824\/pakistan-downs-5-indian-jets-as-retaliation-for-late-night-strikes-at-6-sites-officials\"><u>five<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;Indian jets, later raising the tally&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1947213#:~:text=Lt%20Gen%20Chaudhry%20was%20quoted%20as%20saying%20that%20Pakistan%20had%20recently%20raised%20its%20tally%20of%20Indian%20aircraft%20shot%20down%20to%20seven%20%E2%80%94%20up%20from%20a%20previous%20count%20of%20six.\"><u>to seven<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After tit-for-tat&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1910186\/pakistan-rattles-india-with-firm-response-as-patience-runs-out\"><u>strikes<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;on each other\u2019s airbases, it took American intervention on May 10 for both sides to finally reach a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1909993\/pm-shehbaz-thanks-trumps-leadership-proactive-role-in-securing-full-immediate-ceasefire\"><u>ceasefire<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD(National Times)- Pakistan rejected Indian propaganda linking it to the 2025 Pahalgam attack on Thursday, deploring that the neighbouring country was focusing on \u201cweaponising its false narrative\u201d in the midst on an ongoing regional crisis. The&nbsp;April 22, 2025 attack&nbsp;in Pahalgam saw&nbsp;26 people, mostly tourists, killed in what is being described as the deadliest armed attack [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pakistan rejects Indian propaganda on Pahalgam attack, deplores &#039;weaponisation of false narrative&#039; - Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/124654\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pakistan rejects Indian propaganda on Pahalgam attack, deplores &#039;weaponisation of false narrative&#039; - Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ISLAMABAD(National Times)- Pakistan rejected Indian propaganda linking it to the 2025 Pahalgam attack on Thursday, deploring that the neighbouring country was focusing on \u201cweaponising its false narrative\u201d in the midst on an ongoing regional crisis. 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