Irfan Baloch
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- Using Faluja footage and faluja victims and claiming they were Lal Masjid victims of army operation
- Omitting the video and still footage of gas masked occupants of Lal masjid armed with assault rifles
- Blocking out and burying the news of the unprovoked killing of a solder from Pakistan rangers by the Lal masjid occupants
- Claiming that the “charred” bodies of the occupants of lal masjid smelt of attar and roses
- Claiming that white phosphorous was bombarded on the mosque.
- Claiming that over 1000 women and children were killed. By soldiers
- Claiming that the entire operation was conducted by shia soldiers who killed all sunni soldiers who refused to take part in the operation.
- Some of the journalists pushed the Musharraf government for the operation and later changed their sides.
Recently I saw one of such “analyst” (Orya Maqbool Jan) who is once again spreading disinformation and no one in the program confronted his claim and what is he saying is absolutely false and malicious. He claims that Mirumshah has been carpet bombed.. either he doesn’t know the meaning or difference of an airstrike and strategic bombing or he doesn’t care and wants to spread it for the violent & anti-military response from public.
Its time ISPR starts regular media briefings and military and civilian authorities use their powers to block and ban all media outlets that are spreading rumours and malicious disinformation that has helped the terrorists tremendously.
The general public already suffers from selective memory and collective amnesia about who their biggest killer is and this constant misinformation by an organised media disinformation and distortion is only going to make this so called “national unity” and “resolve” a distant dream.
@Icarus @FaujHistorian @Armstrong @Secur @BATMAN @LoveIcon @Aeronaut @fatman17 and all other respected members please contribute in order to make a unified voice against the malicious reporting and spreading of disinformation by pro taliban media and wake up our military and civilian authorities to gag such outlets that will work against any state response to the TTP.