Social media posts from India and Afghan handles falsely claimed “intense fighting” and an “attack on Islamabad’s Marriott Hotel.”
These assertions are baseless. No such incident has been reported by authorities or credible outlets in Islamabad.
What’s circulating? An 11 year old photo from Beirut, Lebanon is being miscaptioned as scenes from Islamabad.
Another clip doing the rounds is not from the Islamabad at all; it is archival footage from Feb. 17, 2023, when the TTP attacked the Karachi Police Headquarters.
Labelling that video as a fresh Marriott assault is deliberate misinformation.
This pattern again exposes a familiar Indo-Afghan propaganda nexus: old visuals, fresh captions, and a push to fabricate crisis in Pakistan.
The playbook from India and its proxy in Afghanistan is simple; recycle foreign or historic footage, write alarming text, and flood timelines to stoke fear and discredit state institutions.
Authorities urge Pakistani citizens to verify before sharing as recent cyber warfare initiatives launched by India and its proxies are active to infiltrate chaos inside Pakistan. .
Therefore check original timestamps, reverse image search suspicious photos, and rely on official advisories and established newsrooms.
Platforms and media outlets are likewise reminded to authenticate content prior to amplification.
Bottom line: There was no attack on Islamabad’s Marriott. The circulating images and videos are recycled and miscaptioned, a coordinated attempt to manufacture panic and smear Pakistan with fabricated chaos.
