Claim: In a recent video, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) issued a warning to Pakistan and China to withdraw from the province. Fact: The video is from May 2019 and was released after the BLA conducted an attack on Pearl Continental Hotel, Gwadar. On 3 May 2025, a user on X (formerly Twitter) […]
Claim: A video of a Pakistani fighter jet taking off is evidence that decisive military action against the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has started in Pakistan. Fact: The video is from 2023 and is a simulation of an F-16 fighter jet. It has no links to the Pakistan Army taking action against the BLA. […]
Claim: Video shows Pakistan’s military bombing the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as part of an ongoing operation against the proscribed militant group. Fact: The video is at least 10 years old and likely originated in Afghanistan. A Facebook user posted a video (archive) that apparently shows the Pakistan Army conducting an operation against the Balochistan […]
Claim: A video shows the Pakistan Army sneaking away bodies of the soldiers killed in the March 2025 operation against the BLA following the Jaffar Express hijacking. Fact: The video predates the Jaffar Express hijacking and appeared online as early as March 2024. On 14 March 2025, X (formerly Twitter) user @jpsin1 posted (archive) a […]
Claim: A video on social media shows hostages taken by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) after the militant group hijacked the Jaffar Express in Balochistan. Fact: The claim is misleading because the video is not from March 2025. It was available on the internet as early as December 2024 and is not related to the […]
Claim: A video shows civilians passengers released by the BLA a few hours after the separatist militant group hijacked the Jaffar Express in March 2025. Fact: The clip predates the Jaffar Express hijacking. On 12 March 2025, X user @safarkhanb posted (archive) a video showing a group of people in a mountainous area with the […]
Claim: A video shows a BLA militant arrested alive by the Pakistan Army following an operation against the armed group after it hijacked the Jaffar Express in March 2025. Fact: The video in question appeared online as early as 6 March 2025, which predates the Jaffar Express hijacking. According to the ISPR’s statement, the Pakistan […]
Claim: A picture shows the dead bodies of the BLA militants who were killed in an operation by the Pakistan Army after the armed group targeted and hijacked Jaffar Express on 11 March 2025. Fact: The picture predates the Jaffar Express hijacking and likely shows the bodies of some of the men who were reportedly […]
Claim: A video clip shows four army helicopters heading to Bolan to counter BLA militants who had hijacked Jaffar Express on 11 March 2025. Fact: The video is old and unrelated to the Jaffar Express hijacking. It was posted as early as January 2025. On 11 March 2025, Facebook user ‘Toran Torani’ posted (archive) a […]
Claim: A video shows the Pakistani military’s operation against the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) after the hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan. Fact: The video has been on the internet since 2012 and shows an anti-Taliban military operation in Afghanistan, most likely conducted by the US. On 11 March 2025, the BLA […]
Claim: A video of Salman Akram Raja expressing support for Mahrang Baloch proves the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is linked to the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its attack on Jaffar Express. Fact: The video of Raja is from a press conference that predates the BLA’s attack on the Jaffar Express. His statements are entirely unrelated […]
Claim: Some media reports state the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked the Jaffar Express between the Pehro Kunri Station and Mashkaf Station, in the Kachhi District in Balochistan; other reports claim the incident took place at or near the Mashkaf Railway Tunnel. Fact: Geolocating the footage released by the BLA shows the attack did not […]