Pakistan Claims X Account Was Hacked After Loan Appeal Amid Tensions with India:

Suspense crime, Digital Desk : A post from the official X account of Pakistan's Economic Affairs Division caught attention during the India-Pakistan heightened military tension. The post requested aid from international partners, claiming “heavy losses inflicted by the enemy” incurred damages and destroyed stock markets. Furthermore, it asked allies to help ease the tension while calling upon citizens to “remain steadfast.”

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Post Denied By Ministry And Claimed Hacked Account

The account went viral following the post, however, within a few moments the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Pakistan claimed that the account has been hacked. The ministry labeled the post unauthorized claiming it was a hack without providing further comments on the inquiry into this incident or its origins.

Continued Escalation Of India-Pakistan Tension

This was preceded by the brutal April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that resulted in the death of 26 individuals. This act of terror lead to the Indian government commencing Operation Sindoor which is targeted towards 9 terror hubs located in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir. These included the Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba facilities.

India claimed to have taken down over 50 Pakistani drones as part of a notable counter-drone operation. Furthermore, on May 7 – 8, they foiled a missile and drone attack by Pakistan on Indian military installations and claim to have destroyed a Pakistani air defence system in Lahore.

India’s Response: ‘Calibrated and Precise’

Vikram Misri, India’s Foreign Secretary stated that Islamabad was targeted with calibrated strikes which, in his words, “were precise and non-escalatory.” However, these explanations do not absolve the civilian deaths inflicted by Pakistan’s retaliatory action on regions such as Poonch.

It was subsequently ascertained that air defence suppression, to the stated degree of aggression, was implemented after evaluating the air defence perimeter of Lahore.