Pakistan-based social media handles are spreading fake news that an Indian fighter jet was shot down and its pilot was captured in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), the government has warned.

Tensions escalate between India and Pakistan as India launches ‘Operation Sindoor’ targeting terrorist camps in response to the Pahalgam attack, neutralizing over 100 terrorists. Pakistan retaliates with drone and missile strikes, prompting India to counter-attack key military bases. Blackouts, curfews, and air raid warnings grip the region, with the IPL suspended amidst the ongoing conflict.

India launched “precision strikes” under Operation Sindoor on nine terror targets in Pakistan and PoK following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians.