The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting declared a widely circulated video of Defence Minister Khawaja Asif as fake, stating the audio was AI-generated and that Asif had made no such statement. The nearly one-minute clip, appearing to show footage from a press conference on a major news channel, depicted Asif comparing Pakistan and India’s development trajectories and making critical remarks about Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The clip was picked up by Indian outlet News18. The ministry shared the video on its official X account alongside a fact-check statement, urging the public to verify news from official sources before sharing.