Army's Western Command removes video showing Pakistan's Shaheen missile

Social media was abuzz on Monday with speculation that a Pakistani nuclear-capable Shaheen ballistic missile fired on India was shot down by an S-400 air defence system during Operation Sindoor.

- GNS News Agency, May 27

This followed a video put out by the Army's Western Command the previous night showing the missile. The video was taken down in the morning and Army sources said the images were used “for representation only” but it was erroneously not mentioned.

In response, Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) rejected the “unfounded allegations” circulating in certain segments of the Indian media, which “falsely” claim that Pakistan employed the Shaheen missile. The MFA said these claims originated following the release of a video by the “Indian Army's official Twitter handle, purportedly showing the use of Pakistan's Shaheen missile.” “Upon realising that the claim was unsubstantiated, the Indian Army promptly deleted the misleading video. However, by then, sections of the Indian media had already amplified the false narrative without verification,” the statement added.