Indian media spreads propaganda linking Pakistan to IIOJK tourist attack

Islamabad: Following the recent attack on tourists in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), which claimed the lives of at least 26 people and left 17 injured, Indian media has intensified its propaganda campaign against Pakistan.

In a widely circulated report, Indian outlets have claimed that two civilians — Malik Muhammad Farooq, son of Malik Sadiq, and Muhammad Deen, son of Jamal Deen — are missing from Sergi Ward village. The Indian media further alleges that both individuals are residents of Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and have been missing since the previous evening.

However, these unverified claims are being seen as part of a larger attempt by Indian authorities to support a false flag operation narrative and create a link between Pakistan and the IIOJK attack.

Analysts and observers have criticized these assertions as baseless and misleading, pointing out that India has repeatedly used such tactics in the past to deflect attention from internal security failures and human rights violations in the occupied region.