Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has lodged a strong official protest and formal complaint with BBC Urdu over the publication of fake news regarding Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

In a post on X, the Information Ministry said the report relied on unverified and uncorroborated allegations while disregarding official facts and on-record statements.

It said that, unfortunately, this is not the first instance of such reporting. The repeated publication of unverified claims has become a trend, and corrective measures must be taken.