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Scripted Chaos: How Pakistan-Linked Accounts Pushed a False Narrative on Manipur

Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui

DFRAC’s recent digital monitoring reveals a coordinated effort to reframe minor, localised incidents in the state as full-blown security crises. Pakistani users and affiliated networks are systematically amplifying these events, turning small disputes into narratives of rebellion, military confrontation, and institutional collapse. The goal isn’t just misinformation. It’s narrative construction. Local incidents are being selectively […]

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Narrative Warfare in Manipur: How Pakistani Propaganda Amplifies a Local Ethnic Conflict

Abhinav Singh

(Dr. Shujaat Ali Quadri) The information environment surrounding the Manipur crisis has been aggressively weaponized. What began as a deeply rooted ethnic conflict has evolved into a high-velocity digital battleground shaped by competing narratives and coordinated amplification. A surge of newly created social media accounts, a relatively small but highly amplified cluster of foreign-based handles, […]

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Edited images of the World Bank President circulated amid his recent visit to Pakistan

Abhinav Singh

Recently, two images were circulated by a supporter of the Khalistan separatist movement. These images depict that the President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, allegedly posed in front of a wall featuring the phrase “Khalistan Zindabad”. These images were shared during Mr Banga’s highly publicised visit to Pakistan. The user posted this image […]

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How Azerbaijani Media Became a Megaphone for Pakistan’s Anti-India Narrative

Aayushi Rana

When Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s aircraft entered Azerbaijani airspace in June 2023, it received an escort from Azerbaijan’s Air Force fighter jets, a rare diplomatic honor typically reserved for the closest strategic partners. The gesture symbolized a relationship that, in recent years, has evolved beyond conventional diplomacy into coordinated political, defense, and informational alignment. […]

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Fact Check: Did Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Praise Pakistan and Criticise India for Silence?

Aayushi Rana

Social media posts claim that Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, during a press briefing, thanked Pakistan for standing with Iran during “Zionist attacks” and stated that some regional partners, including India, remained silent. The claim is accompanied by a video of an Iranian spokesperson speaking in English. We also found other accounts that shared a similar […]

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Fake video claims CDS Anil Chauhan responded to Pakistani DG ISPR threats

Abhinav Singh

A video circulated by a Pakistan-based account features the Indian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Anil Chauhan. In this video, he allegedly responds to recent threats issued by Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the Director General of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The account, under the username @InsiderWB on X, posted the video with […]

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Doctored video of Asaduddin Owaisi claims that he told his supporters to back Pakistan

Abhinav Singh

A video circulated on social media by pro-Pakistan accounts features AIMIM party president Assaduddin Owaisi, who allegedly claims that the Pakistan armed forces had superiority over India during the conflict in May 2025. In the video, he also allegedly warned that if minorities are harmed in India, he and his supporters would start backing Pakistan. […]

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Fake Indian Identity, Real Pakistani Location: A Pakistan-Based Propaganda Network Operating on X

Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui

Multiple coordinated handles operating from Pakistan are actively spreading anti-India narratives on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Investigations reveal that at least seven such accounts are systematically sharing misinformation, propaganda, and psychological warfare content targeting India. Interestingly, some of these users display India as their location on their profiles to masquerade as Indian […]

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