Info ministry says video of defence minister comparing Pakistan with India is fake

Info ministry notes video of defence minister comparing Pakistan with India is fake.

Key points

• News Desk Published August 24, 2026 Updated August 24, 2026 11: 35am.
• The clip, which was circulating on social media, was additionally picked up by Indian media, with News18 publishing an article on the alleged statement by Asif.
• Sharing the clip on X, the information ministry remarked on Monday: This news is FAKE and the voice in the video is AI-generated.
• By contrast, look at India, Asif remarked in the alleged video, pointing to the country's progress in technology, infrastructure and the economy.
• Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has not given any such statement.

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According to The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday, a video of Defence Minister Khawaja Asif comparing Pakistan's progress with India's was "fake", adding that the PML-N leader had not produced any such statement.

Notably, the ministry shared the purported clip of the minister on its X account. The almost minute-long video appeared to show a clip from a press conference by the minister on a major news channel.

In the purported video, the minister called on citizens to review the country's situation. He continued that Pakistan and India had gained independence meanwhile, yet the difference in progress between the two was evident.

Meanwhile, the purported clip indicated Asif saying that Balochistan had "slipped from our hands", the residents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were facing difficulties and residents of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) had taken to the streets for their rights.

"We have to ask ourselves whether we are a true democracy. Instead of blaming others, we should question our administration and policies, " Asif stated in the purported clip.

Notably, the clip, which was circulating on social media, was additionally picked up by Indian media, with News18 publishing an article on the alleged statement by Asif.

"Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has not given any such statement. Please verify news from official sources before sharing, " it remarked.

Notably, the same statement was additionally shared by the information ministry's fact-checking account on X.

In short, info ministry says video of defence minister comparing Pakistan with India is is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.