Twitter users in Pakistan were highly active on Tuesday (June 9) night with several users claiming that Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets had crossed the Line of Control and were seen flying near Karachi.
Some social media users in Pakistan claimed that the arrival of IAF jets in Karachi led to a “blackout” in the city. The blackout in Karachi instilled fear in the minds of many Pakistanis with several recalling the the Balakot airstrikes carried out by the IAF in 2019.
Waj Khan, a journalist in Pakistan, tweeted, “Dear @IndianPakistan, rumors are rife about Indian Air Force incursions into Pakistan-administered Kashmir and the Sindh-Rajasthan sector. Recommend you put out a statement to clarify. Also, recommend that everybody chill and enjoy the week.”
Dear @IndiainPakistan, rumors are rife about Indian Air Force incursions into Pakistan-administered Kashmir and the Sindh-Rajasthan sector. Recommend you put out a statement to clarify. Also recommend that everybody chill and enjoy the week.
— Waj Khan وجاہت خان (@WajSKhan) June 9, 2020
Extraordinary air activity on #Pak_India border has been observed. #Pakistan security forces are alert.
— Tariq Mahmood Malik (@TM_Journalist) June 9, 2020
It's probably after 27th Feb 2019 that I have heard so many PAF jets patrolling the sky. I hope nothing serious is happening or expected to happen.
— Wajahat Kazmi (@KazmiWajahat) June 9, 2020
Breaking: IAF Jets went close to Karachi (as per locals), blackout announced. Panic grips Southern parts of Pak with many reportedly saying its Feb 2019 like situation.
— FrontalAssault (@FrontalAssault1) June 9, 2020
Some users clarified that the jets seen in Karachi were in fact of the Pakistan Air Force and tge IAF fighters were near the border in Rajasthan.
It is to be noted that Pakistan Armed Forces are yet to issue an official statement over rumours.
