Published 22:14 IST, January 3rd 2020
Shame: Pakistan PM Imran Khan forced to delete B'desh video he claimed was from UP
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan deleted all the videos which he had claimed was 'proof of UP Police action against Muslims', after being fact-checked by all
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After being fact-checked by Uttar Pradesh police for publishing a fake video, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday deleted all videos which he had claimed was 'proof of UP Police action against Muslims'. UP Police had pointed out that his video was from a 2013 incident in Bangladesh. Furrmore, it pointed out vests worn by police bore legend 'Rapid Action Batallion' and that officers spoke Bengali as opposed to Hindi which is what UP residents generally speak. MEA too fact-checked PM Imran Khan
UP police fact-checks, Imran Khan deletes tweet
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Earlier in day, Imran Khan tweeted a video from Bangladesh claiming it as scenes of violence on Muslims in India. video posted by Pakistan Prime Minister clearly shows Police personnel wearing vest of Rapid Action Battalion, an anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of Bangladesh Police. This comes at backdrop of BJP leading a nationwide campaign in India for outreach on recently amended citizenship law, and for quashing fake news on it.
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Here are deleted tweets
When screengrab from video was searched on Google, reports suggested that, on May 6, 2013, Dhaka witnessed a clash between protesters and police over blasphemy law. protest was organised by group Hefazat-e Islam, demanding an anti-blasphemy law with provision for death penalty. Khan had however pinned blame on Modi government.
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Pakistan's fake news
This is t first time that Pakistan has attempted to peddle fake news on an internal matter of India. When India abrogated Article 370 last year, security forces categorically called out fake news peddled by Pakistan including Imran Khan, who alleged that Indian government had been targeting Kashmiris in valley. After revocation of Article 370 and integration of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi tweeted a video, claiming it to be from Kashmir valley wherein a skirmish broke out between Armed Forces and local residents.
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22:14 IST, January 3rd 2020