US EditionPakistan says ‘hostile countries’ behind false online claims linking it to Australia shootings
Pakistan accuses hostile countries of spreading false claims about a Pakistani national linked to the Bondi Beach shooting that killed 15, with rapid spread on social media.
- On Wednesday, Attaullah Tarar, Pakistan's information minister, said Pakistan was targeted by a coordinated disinformation campaign after the Bondi Beach mass shooting, which killed 15 people on Sunday.
- Amid longstanding Pakistan-India tensions, Tarar accused hostile countries, including India, of spreading false claims about one attacker, citing the Pakistan-India rivalry and past wars between nuclear-armed rivals.
- Social media platforms and some media outlets circulated false claims identifying Naveed Akram, while the Sydney-based man with that name denied involvement in a video.
- Pakistan asked for apologies and is weighing legal steps, noting Tarar called on media outlets to apologize and that Indian officials gave no immediate response.
- Subsequent findings established Indian police confirmed attacker Sajid Akram was from India, while investigators found Naveed Akram was born in Australia.
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Pakistan says ‘hostile countries’ behind false online claims linking it to Australia shootings
Pakistan has been wrongly blamed in an online campaign following the deadly shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach, the Information Minister has said.
Attaullah Tarar condemns misinformation linking Pakistan to Sydney attack
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has strongly criticised the spread of misinformation and fake news, stating that recent attempts to link Pakistan to the Sydney attacker were entirely baseless and made without any evidence or verification. Addressing the closing ceremony of a National Cyber Security event in Islamabad, the minister said misinformation has emerged as one of the most serious challenges o…
The attack took place on Sydney's Bondi Beach last Sunday.
Pakistan Denies Claims Linking Bondi Beach Shooting Suspect to Country
Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday rejected what he described as a coordinated disinformation campaign falsely linking one of the suspects in the Bondi Beach shooting in Australia to Pakistan, saying the claims were spread by “hostile countries” and amplified by unverified media reports.
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