On May 7, just hours after India’s precision counter-terror strikes under Operation Sindoor, Pakistan’s propaganda machine kicked into overdrive. In a scripted and theatrical press conference, DG ISPR Maj Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry appeared on video to accuse India of launching an unprovoked attack on the Noseri Dam. “Does international and war law permit targeting the water reserves of a country?” he asked, feigning moral outrage — while offering no proof. No satellite imagery, no visuals from the site, not a shred of independently verifiable evidence accompanied the sensational claim.
That didn’t stop pro-establishment media outlets like ARY News and Pakistan Today from blindly amplifying his words, treating a propaganda broadcast as gospel. However, here are the facts: India has categorically stated that its post-midnight operation on Wednesday was aimed solely at terror infrastructure and specifically avoided military or civilian targets. The strikes, under Operation Sindoor, were directed at dismantling launchpads and safe havens used by groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed — not dams, not power plants, and certainly not public utilities.
There is no independent evidence, no satellite confirmation, and no single credible third-party report to support Pakistan’s claim. The allegation rests entirely on the Pakistani military’s word — a source with a long, well-documented history of peddling disinformation during moments of strategic pressure. India’s strikes were a direct response to the brutal April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. The operation targeted active terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK, hitting known jihadi hubs in Bahawalpur, Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Kotli, and Chakwal — areas long identified as bases for Pakistan-backed terror outfits. Indian officials have emphasized that every effort was made to avoid civilian casualties or infrastructure damage — in stark contrast to the indiscriminate shelling routinely carried out by Pakistani forces across the LoL.
This latest lie is part of a now-familiar pattern. In the hours following the strikes, Pakistan’s information warfare units flooded social media with fake news — fabricated claims of Pakistani retaliation on Indian military targets, including the Srinagar airbase and an Army brigade HQ. Videos accompanying these claims were quickly exposed as unrelated footage from earlier sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2024. A viral image purporting to show a downed Rafale jet was, in fact, from a 2021 MiG-21 crash in Moga, Punjab.
These blatant fabrications were swiftly debunked by Indian fact-checking units, exposing the scale of Pakistan’s coordinated disinformation campaign — one that depends not on facts, but on digital manipulation and manufactured outrage.
A video shared by several pro-Pakistan handles is being falsely claimed that the Pakistan Airforce has targeted Srinagar airbase#PIBFactCheck❌ The video shared is old and NOT from India.✅ The video is from sectarian clashes that took place in the year 2024, in … pic.twitter.com/vPmMq4IWdE— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 7, 2025
The disinformation campaign extended beyond Pakistan’s borders. China’s state-run media outlet, Global Times, echoed these false claims, alleging that the Pakistan Air Force had shot down Indian fighter jets in retaliation. The Indian Embassy in Beijing promptly dismissed these assertions as “disinformation,” urged the publication to verify facts before disseminating such misleading information. Faced with diplomatic isolation, internal instability, and mounting global scrutiny over its continued patronage of terror networks, Pakistan is now clutching at straws to fabricate a counter-narrative.
The “dam attack” claim isn’t rooted in reality — it’s rooted in fear. By invoking water infrastructure, a hypersensitive issue under the Indus Water Treaty, Pakistan is attempting to provoke moral panic, shift blame, and falsely portray India as the aggressor. The world must not fall for it. There was no Indian strike on the Noseri Dam. There is no footage. No damage report. No satellite image. No third-party validation. All that exists is a camera-facing general reading from a worn-out script — one that the international community has seen, and rejected, many times before.
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