Pakistan denies Indian claim of using Shaheen missile

Indian Army had deleted its post claiming Pakistan used Shaheen missile shortly after publishing the footage.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has categorically denied India’s claim that Pakistan used Shaheen missile during Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, calling the reports “unfounded and irresponsible.

The allegations stem from a video shared by the Indian Army’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, which purportedly showed Pakistan firing a Shaheen missile amid recent cross-border hostilities.

In response to the Indian attack on Pakistan’s air bases on May 10, Pakistan launched Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, deployed its Al-Fatah missiles, and targeted multiple Indian military installations and airbases that were being used to launch attacks on Pakistan.

The Foreign Office, in a statement issued on Monday, said the video was “entirely unsubstantiated” and noted that the Indian Army deleted the post shortly after publishing it.

“By the time the misleading video was removed, sections of the Indian media had already amplified the false narrative without verification,” the statement added.

The statement by FO also criticised the Indian Army for remaining silent on the matter, offering “neither clarification nor retraction” after removing the video.

Foreign policy analysts in Islamabad suggest the misinformation campaign is aimed at “obscuring India’s setbacks” in Operation Sindoor, where Pakistan reportedly demonstrated superior conventional military capabilities.

“These fabricated stories also align with New Delhi’s ongoing attempts to construct a misleading narrative about the ceasefire and level baseless accusations of so-called ‘nuclear blackmail’ by Pakistan,” the spokesperson added.