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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan&rsquo;s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong on Thursday, with both sides condemning recent terrorist attacks in Balochistan and reaffirming their commitment to strengthening security cooperation under the China-Pakistan strategic partnership.&nbsp;During the meeting at the Interior Ministry, the Chinese envoy expressed condolences over the loss of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/12-indianbacked-militants-killed-in-clearance-operation-after-terrorists-attack-in-police-station-banks-pakistan-army" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">civilian and security personnel&#39;s lives</a>&nbsp;in the attacks and conveyed China&rsquo;s solidarity with the affected families. He said Beijing strongly opposes terrorism in all its forms and stands firmly with Pakistan in its fight against militancy, according to an official statement.&nbsp;&nbsp;Naqvi said the attacks in Balochistan were carried out under what he described as a &ldquo;well-planned and organized scheme,&rdquo; adding that Pakistan&rsquo;s security forces had&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-security-forces-kill-216-terrorists-in-balochistan-operation-military" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">responded in a timely and effective manner</a>.&nbsp;He briefed the ambassador on ongoing security operations in the province and on measures being taken to protect Chinese nationals and projects in Pakistan, calling their safety a top priority.&nbsp;Naqvi said Pakistan was in the process of establishing a Special Protection Unit for Chinese citizens and added that modern Chinese technology and equipment would support coordinated counter-terrorism operations.&nbsp;The two sides discussed counter-terrorism, internal security cooperation, intelligence sharing, and collaboration in tackling cybercrime, according to an official statement.&nbsp;Both Naqvi and Jiang reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the China-Pakistan strategic partnership. The Chinese ambassador thanked Pakistan for the steps taken to ensure the security of Chinese nationals, while Naqvi expressed appreciation for China&rsquo;s continued support for Pakistan.&nbsp;Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry, senior Interior Ministry officials, and Chinese embassy representatives were also present at the meeting.

Ambassador Jiang Zaidong meets Mohsin Naqvi

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The Chinese envoy expresses condolences over the loss of civilian and security personnel's lives in the attacks and conveyed China’s solidarity with the affected families

Pakistan, China reaffirm security cooperation after Balochistan attacks

Syed Ahmed Raza

ISLAMABAD: A series of anti-Pakistan, pro-separatist and politically motivated X accounts, including ones posing as Afghan, Baloch or Western-based users, appear to be operating from India, according to the platform&rsquo;s automated location tracking and system warnings.&nbsp;Several accounts that frequently post hostile content about Pakistan, or amplify separatist narratives, are now displaying either an Indian location tag or an X-generated alert cautioning that the user may be masking their real location through a proxy or VPN.&nbsp;One striking example is the X account of Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesperson for the Afghan interim government&rsquo;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.&nbsp;The account, created in August 2021, shows its base location as India, despite presenting itself as an official Afghan source.<figure class="fr-media"> </figure><figure class="fr-media"><img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/8782e09b-5048-4a48-b2f4-c8758ae402a3.png" style="width: 1000px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"></figure>A number of Baloch separatist-linked accounts have also been flagged. The handle &ldquo;Free Balochistan,&rdquo; which regularly spreads anti-state propaganda, displays India as its operating location. Another account, @Baluchifghter, which had more than 33,000 followers and was active in pushing separatist content, has recently been suspended after being reported to authorities.<figure class="fr-media"><figure class="fr-media"> </figure></figure><figure class="fr-media"><img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/3011f20b-b92f-47fd-b453-58fbb9a6fd34-Screenshot 2025-11-24 131048.png" alt="Screenshot 2025-11-24 131048.png" class="fr-dib" style="width: 1000px;"></figure>X&rsquo;s own system is also issuing warnings for several accounts, stating:&nbsp;&ldquo;Country or region may not be accurate&hellip; this account may be connecting via a proxy &mdash; such as a VPN.&rdquo; The platform adds that proxies can mask real locations and that location data &ldquo;may not be accurate.&rdquo;&nbsp;One such flagged profile is @Sajeda_Akhtar, which frequently posts political content linked to Baloch issues. <figure class="fr-media"><img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/d1bb011e-45f7-4c26-b382-5b9e24095bea-Screenshot 2025-11-24 134851.png" alt="Screenshot 2025-11-24 134851.png" class="fr-dib" style="width: 1000px; height: 1000px;"></figure>Another is @Amir_Baloch18, whose bio lists &ldquo;Balochistan&rdquo; as the location, yet X marks the account as being based in Central Asia, with an additional VPN warning. <figure class="fr-media"><img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/21fc8ddd-5ce5-4044-b0f3-7a8e6b7902ce.png" style="width: 1000px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"></figure><figure class="fr-media"> </figure>In a surprising development, the profile of former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria, with over 165,000 followers, is also showing up as being operated from India, according to the platform&rsquo;s location exposure.<figure class="fr-media"><img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/5d11c425-b3e2-44ee-8c2a-a4653125b728.png" style="width: 1000px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"></figure><figure class="fr-media"> </figure>Alongside Afghan and Baloch-linked accounts, numerous pro-Israel and MAGA-aligned profiles that routinely target Pakistan have also been flagged by X as being based in India or connecting through VPN networks that obscure their origins. <figure class="fr-media"><img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/4689fe4c-3aef-4a4b-8943-3792ad2036e1-Screenshot 2025-11-24 140355.png" alt="Screenshot 2025-11-24 140355.png" class="fr-dib" style="width: 1000px; height: 1000px;"></figure><figure class="fr-media"> </figure>The pattern suggests a coordinated effort to shape online narratives through accounts that misrepresent their identity, geography or political affiliation.&nbsp; Australian journalist CJ Werleman notes that &ldquo;roughly 90% of online disinformation originates in India, where government cyber units generate bogus content to advance India&rsquo;s strategic objectives.&rdquo;&nbsp; He quoted India-based fact-checking organization BOOM&#39;s report on how Hindu nationalist&ndash;aligned platforms are major sources of pro-Israel, anti-Ukraine and anti-Pakistan propaganda.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=e30%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1992734207983133096&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=1bcbd8a49c25c9b4cbff715a15837e40435e5095&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 673px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>Werleman quoted another study showing India responsible for 76% of all anti-Islam hate online, as well as the lion&rsquo;s share of global scam texts and calls targeting elderly and vulnerable people.

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Several accounts that frequently post hostile content about Pakistan, or amplify separatist narratives, are now displaying either an Indian location tag or an X-generated alert cautioning that the user may be masking their real location through a proxy or VPN.

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Pakistan, China reaffirm security cooperation after Balochistan attacks

X location data exposes network of anti-Pakistan accounts operating from India