FACT CHECK: India hit Lahore with a Kamikaze drone?

A video doing the rounds on internet has been claimed to show a massive explosion caused by a Kamikaze drone attack by India in Lahore.

A social media account shared the video linking it to India’s Thursday attacks across Pakistan.

“Drone attacks in Lahore. India hits the Walton Airport in Lahore,” wrote another Indian user.

However, a fact check went on to show that while a military installment was hit in Lahore, the video in question was months old and previously shared with the claim that it was from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The video can also be seen on the YouTube channel “OP Info” with the title “Frost:Never”, which was uploaded a week ago.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s armed forces have taken down 25 Israeli-made Harop drones sent into the country by India since last night, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement issued on Thursday.

“The Pakistan Army, using their soft-kill (technical) and hard-kill (weapons) skills fully, have shot down 25 Israeli-made Harop drones,” the ISPR said.

Referring to Pakistan’s response to Indian strikes, the ISPR press release said: “After the destruction of its five modern jets, drones and several posts, as well as soldier deaths, India is attacking Pakistan using these Israeli-made Harop drones in panic.”

“This cowardly attack is a sign of India’s worry and panic,” the statement added.

“The debris of these Israeli-made Harop drones is being collected from various locations across Pakistan,” the military’s media wing said. It asserted that the Pakistan Army was “giving a befitting reply to the enemy and crushing all its nefarious designs”.