Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has sharply condemned a vicious, organized disinformation campaign that falsely linked the suspects of the Bondi Beach shooting to Pakistan. Speaking in Islamabad, Tarar noted that while early reports from hostile countries, India and Israel, claimed the attackers were from Lahore, investigative findings proved the primary suspect, 50-year-old Sajid Akram, was an Indian national carrying an Indian passport.
“Misinformation cannot substitute for evidence. The rush to blame Pakistan for the Sydney tragedy without a shred of proof was an organized campaign of lies by India.”
— Attaullah Tarar (MOIB Pakistan) exposed Indian propaganda targeting Pakistan over the Bondi Beach incident. pic.twitter.com/MQH8LIkjtg
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His son, 24-year-old Naveed Akram, was born in Australia. Tarar lamented that reputable international media outlets bypassed basic editorial verification, causing significant reputational damage to Pakistan, a nation that remains a frontline victim of terrorism, as evidenced by the tragic anniversary of the Army Public School massacre.
The minister presented evidence showing how the false narrative spread like wildfire despite irrefutable confirmation from Indian and Filipino authorities regarding the suspects’ actual origins and travel to Davao in the Philippines last month.
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While praising the Australian government’s professional conduct and the bravery of hero Ahmed al-Ahmed, a Syrian-born Muslim who disarmed one of the shooters, Tarar questioned who would be held accountable for the damage caused to Pakistan’s global image.
He further highlighted a pattern of transnational assassinations and alleged Indian-sponsored terrorism in Balochistan as the true threats to regional stability. This incident underscores the dangerous speed at which unverified information can be weaponized during high-stakes security crises, necessitating more ethical reporting from global news organizations.
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