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Suspect arrested over India-linked digital influence campaign: Tarar
Investigators traced payments and account activity to India, and Tarar said the network used bot farms and false posts to inflame tensions.
- On Sunday, Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar announced the arrest of a digital marketing professional allegedly running an India-linked misinformation campaign targeting Pakistan's state institutions.
- The campaign supported the Joint Awami Action Committee in Azad Jammu and Kashmir , which has staged protests demanding abolition of 12 Legislative Assembly seats over the past month.
- Forensic investigators uncovered 'irrefutable evidence' of Indian funding through WhatsApp chats and bot farm activity used to circulate AI-generated images and anti-state propaganda.
- Calling the nexus with anti-state elements 'clear as daylight,' Tarar challenged the committee to contest elections instead of relying on what he called conspiratory politics.
- Authorities are now investigating digital payment gateways to disrupt future funding, vowing to continue using technical expertise to expose coordinated disinformation networks.
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Investigations expose banned JAC’s nexus with India: information minister
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Sunday said investigations have exposed the nexus between the banned Joint Action Committee (JAC) in Azad Kashmir and India. “The findings have uncovered an India-linked digital disinformation network aimed at spreading anti-Pakistan propaganda through coordinated social media campaigns,” the information minister said, talking to the media in Islamabad. He said a person providi…
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Probe exposes nexus between banned JAAC and India: Tarar.Says payments for anti-Pakistan content came from India.Minister says banned JAAC working to undermine Kashmir cause.Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on...
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