A claim has been made on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) by various account users, including @Bahutblch, @hindus47, @prakharsingh551, and @WW3_Monitor, stating that a blast or explosion occurred in Quetta this morning. According to these users, it was a very powerful explosion that took place in Quetta, resulting in many casualties. However, no further details were mentioned in their posts regarding this alleged blast.
Fact Check:
The factual Analysis team verified that no such incident of an explosion happened in Quetta as no prominent news outlet such as Dawn News, BBC, or any other reliable news source reported such an event. Moreover, ISPR, the media and public relations wing of Pakistan Armed Forces, hasn’t confirmed this incident, and no alerts had been issued by law enforcement agencies nor by any provincial authorities. In addition, there were no eyewitness reports or any follow-up coverage recorded by local journalists.
Therefore, this is an entirely baseless and fabricated claim and these posts are part of a coordinated disinformation campaign launched on social media platforms. Most accounts circulating this false claim have Indian usernames, pointing towards a possible India-linked propaganda attempt to spread panic and misinformation among public and to further destabilize the Balochistan region. Furthermore, these accounts, intentionally participating in this propaganda, used identical wording in their posts to exploit algorithms and boost engagement, ultimately spreading chaos and confusion.
Conclusion:
This viral claim regarding the powerful blast in Quetta is totally fabricated and seems to be a part of Indian propaganda against Balochistan and Pakistan because there is no official confirmation or evidence to prove this incident. No authority has reported any explosion in Quetta nor any credible news media. The main goal of such fabricated posts is to spread fear and chaos and that is why it is so important to double check such viral claims and combat such disinformation campaigns responsibly.
