ISLAMABAD: India’s High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami brought an image to a television show, displaying Pakistani military standing behind a prayer leader, Hafiz Abdul Rauf, who he claimed was a brother of Maulana Masood Azhar.
Pakistani media has termed the claim as false and reported that the prayer leader Hafiz Abur Rauf is a notable local cleric and is not a brother of Maulana Masood Azhar as claimed by the Indian media and the Indian High Commissioner to the UK. Maulana Masood Azhar’s brother is Abdul Rauf Azhar.
Sky News also reported that they could not verify the image showed by the India’s High Commissioner to the UK.
Minister rejects Indian claims
Earlier, Pakistan’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has rejected Indian claims about shooting down Pakistani F-16 and JF-17 Thunder fighter jet, Radio Pakistan reported.
In a statement on social media platform X, the Minister dismissed India’s claims as false and absurd.
He said fake and concocted stories will get India nowhere, and such claims reflect India’s desperation.
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar says Pakistan has not targeted any location in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir or across international border so far, nor has any loss been incurred by Pakistan Air Force.
In a statement on X, he said Indian media is spreading disinformation to craft a fake notion of success, after facing embarrassing losses during their unprovoked aggression.
Pakistan has not targeted any locations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir, or across international border, so far. Neither has any loss been incurred by PAF.
Indian media is always spreading disinformation either to create to craft a (fake) notion of success before…— Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) May 8, 2025
The minister urged the international community to take note of the situation as Pakistan has only given defensive response so far.
