Pakistan's video of 'destroyed' Indian posts is fake, was uploaded on YouTube on May 1

NEW DELHI: In a desperate bid to save its face and to counter Indian Army's assault on its forward posts, Pakistan came up with a video showing tit-for-tat action of 'May 13' by their forces. But little did the spokesperson of Pakistan Armed Forces, who shared the video on twitter, know that the clip he shared was an old one and uploaded on YouTube on May 1. The video shared by Pakistan's Major General Asif Ghafoor claiming it to be of May 13 was already there on YouTube. The clip has 'Pakistan Zindabad' written over it and when analysed frame-by-frame, it exposed Pakistan army's lie. Watch the video here: Pakistan had uploaded a footage that showed several clips of thick smoke and explosions, saying its army struck Indian posts "in a befitting reply" on May 13. Major General Asif Ghafoor, the official spokesperson of Pakistan Armed Forces, had tweeted saying “no Pakistani post was destroyed by India on May 13. Indians targeted civilians on both sides of LOC. Pakistan’s response were restricted to military targets only.”

PR277/17 No Pakistani post destroyed by India on 13 May. Indians tgt civ on both sides of LOC. Pak response restricted to mil tgts only. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/9971o9dQ9G

— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) May 23, 2017

In his second tweet, Ghafoor released a video dated May 13, 2017, which read “India targeted innocent civilians. In befitting response Pak Army destroyed Indian posts in Nowshera Sec. 2/2.”

On 13 May 2017, India targeted innocent civilians. In befitting response Pak Army destroyed Indian posts in Nowshera Sec. 2/2. pic.twitter.com/jHLZVOoHSa — Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) May 23, 2017

In a strong message to Pakistan army which killed two Indian soldiers and mutilated their bodies, the Indian army released an authentic video on Tuesday in which at least four Pakistani bunkers were destroyed across LoC in Naushera sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Army on Tuesday released a clip that dates back to May 9 showing bunkers on Pakistani being decimated in an assault by Indian army. The 22-second video showed concrete structures being reduced to rubble amid plumes of smoke and balls of fire. Indian Army announced that it has been carrying out punitive fire assaults across the line of control to thwart infiltration bid of terrorists from Pakistan. "A recent action by our troops in the Naushera sector has caused some damage to the Pak army posts, which are supporting infiltrations. This is part of our overall strategy to counter terrorism," Major General Ashok Narula, head of army’s public information wing, informed media persons on Tuesday afternoon. Reports say the strikes on Pakistani army posts were carried out on May 9-10. The "fire assaults" were probably in response to the beheading of two Indian soldiers on May 1 in Krishna Ghati. The Indian Army has for the first time made public footage of "punitive fire assaults" across the Line of Control. Meanwhile, Pakistan in September last year also denied the surgical strikes by India and accused it of cross-border firing that killed two Pakistani soldiers. "This quest by Indian establishment to create media hype by rebranding cross border fire as surgical strike is fabrication of truth. Pakistan has made it clear that if there is a surgical strike on Pakistani soil, same will be strongly responded," the Pakistani military's press wing, had then said.