Key Takeaways
- Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting rejected claims that the US Navy is operating from Pakistani territory against Iran.
- The claims originated from a North America-based social media account and were described as baseless propaganda.
- Pakistan temporarily suspended trade with Iran due to security concerns.
Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has dismissed social media claims that the US Navy is operating from Pakistani territory against Iran, stating that the claims are baseless propaganda.
In a statement, the ministry said the claims originated from a North America-based social media account and were subsequently circulated further, adding that they are part of a wider agenda to sow confusion, misperceptions, and chaos.
The ministry emphasized that the claims are fabricated and do not reflect the truth, stating, 'Truth Prevails over Falsehood.'
In a related development, Pakistan temporarily suspended trade across its border with Iran in the southwestern Balochistan province due to security concerns, a district official said on Saturday.
Chagai Deputy Commissioner Bakhtiar Ismail stated that trade through the Iran border has been temporarily suspended, adding, 'Trade through the Iran border has been temporarily suspended due to security reasons.'
He further explained that the closure is a temporary measure to improve border management to support counterterrorism efforts, stating, 'Pakistan-Iran border closure is a temporary measure to improve border management to support counterterrorism efforts.'
The official also noted that the border will be opened as soon as effective measures are in place, assuring that the closure is not a long-term solution.
The ministry's statement came hours after the temporary suspension of trade, highlighting the urgency and seriousness of the security concerns.
Fabricated propaganda by a North America-based account and questioningly proliferated further, that the US Navy is somehow operating from Pakistani territory against Iran, with alleged Pakistani approval, is baseless and part of wider agenda of sowing confusion, misperceptions and chaos.
Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Statement
Trade through the Iran border has been temporarily suspended due to security reasons.
Bakhtiar Ismail, Chagai Deputy Commissioner, Statement
Pakistan-Iran border closure is a temporary measure to improve border management to support counterterrorism efforts.
Bakhtiar Ismail, Chagai Deputy Commissioner, Statement
