Media outlets publish old video as recent BLA attack on Pakistan Army convoy
The Verdict [Misleading]
The viral video shows a January 2025 bus explosion in Turbat, Balochistan, reportedly claimed by the BLA, not a convoy attack in Noshki.
What is the claim?
A video resembling CCTV footage of a vehicle exploding in the middle of a road is being shared online with the claim that it shows the explosion that killed 90 Pakistani soldiers in Noshki (also spelled Nushki), in Balochistan province, Pakistan.
An X user shared the viral clip with a caption in Hindi, which translates to: “The Balochistan Liberation Army has become so powerful that it is inflicting major blows on the Pakistani military almost every day. Today, it bombed a bus carrying Pakistani soldiers, sending 90 Pakistani soldiers to meet their ‘hoors’ (beautiful women in paradise).” Archived versions of similar posts can be found here and here.
Indian media outlets, including Zee News, Republic Bharat, Times Now, and Dainik Jagran, also published the viral video, claiming it shows the attack on Pakistani soldiers.
Screenshot of the social media posts circulating online. (Source: X/media outlets/ Modified by Logically Facts)
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on March 16, 2025, released a video showing an attack on a Pakistani military convoy on a highway in Noshki, Balochistan. While the BLA claimed 90 soldiers were killed, Pakistani authorities reported that only five people died. The attack came just days after the BLA hijacked a passenger train on March 11, 2025, in an incident that reportedly killed more than 20 passengers.
However, the viral video in question is not from this convoy attack. It dates back to January 2025 and shows a bus explosion in Turbat, also in Balochistan province, for which the BLA had reportedly claimed responsibility.
What did we find?
A reverse image search of keyframes from the viral video revealed that it dates back to January 2025. We found the same footage shared by PM News, a media outlet based in Lakki Marwat in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Facebook on January 5, 2025 (archived here). The caption in Urdu translates to: “Balochistan: Explosion near pilgrims' bus in Turbat, 4 killed, 32 injured. Security sources.”
Khyber News, a Pakistani news channel, also shared screenshots matching the visuals in the viral video in its Jan. 4, 2025, report. Khyber News stated that the footage is CCTV footage of a bus explosion in Turbat on Jan. 4, 2025, which killed five people and injured more than 30. Geo TV also published visuals of the explosion in its coverage of the incident.
A comparison of the viral video and the screenshot published by Geo TV on the January 2025 blast. (Source: X/Geo TV/Screenshot)
According to a report by Dawn, the bus exploded en route from Karachi to Turbat in the New Bahman area. Quetta Senior Superintendent of Police Serious Crime Wing, Zuhaib Muhsin, and his family, who were passing by when the explosion occurred, were among those injured. The report added that the Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
Other media outlets, including Samaa TV and The Express Tribune, also reported on the bus explosion. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti condemned the attack and offered their condolences.
The verdict
A video from January 2025 showing a bus explosion in Turbat, Balochistan, was misrepresented as footage of an attack by the Balochistan Liberation Army on a Pakistani military convoy in Noshki.
(This story was originally published by logicallyfacts.com, and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)
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IPL final shifted for bigger stadium, not ticket issue: Shivakumar
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday rubbished allegations that the IPL final venue was shifted from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad due to the distribution of tickets to MLAs.
Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar said the reason for the shift could be the availability of a larger stadium in Ahmedabad.
“Ahmedabad has a large stadium and can accommodate more spectators. That must be the reason the IPL final was shifted there. There is no connection between ticket distribution to MLAs and the venue change,” he said.
When asked about reports linking the venue shift to MLAs demanding tickets, he quipped, “In some places, 50 per cent of tickets are reserved.”
When reporters said the BCCI had indicated that the decision was linked to ticket issues, he responded, “Let them make such statements. I will respond appropriately.”
Bengaluru was originally expected to host the final as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru were the defending champions.
Ahmedabad will host the IPL final for a second successive season on May 31, the BCCI announced earlier in the day, while allotting Qualifier 1 to Dharamsala and two other playoff games to New Chandigarh.
The board, however, said the final venue was shifted “owing to certain requirements from the local association and authorities that were beyond the scope of BCCI’s established guidelines and protocols.”
Shivakumar declined to comment on the revocation of the suspension of Muslim leaders in Davanagere, saying it was a party decision.
Regarding the removal of MLC Naseer Ahmed as CM Siddaramaiah’s political secretary, he said the chief minister had already spoken on the matter.
“The CM has his own information. Party office-bearers have provided guidance. He was given certain responsibilities, which he did not handle properly, which is why he was removed,” Shivakumar said.
On MLC Abdul Jabbar, who resigned as the state Congress minority cell chief and was later expelled from the party, he said Jabbar had submitted his resignation, which the party accepted.
The Congress in Karnataka faced internal dissent in April when several Muslim leaders objected to the party fielding Samarth Shamanur as its candidate for the recently held Davanagere South Assembly bypoll.
They demanded that a Muslim candidate be fielded, citing the constituency’s substantial Muslim population. The party subsequently took disciplinary action against three leaders, including Jabbar and MLC Ahmed.
When asked about his and the CM’s visit to Delhi, he said, “We will go when the high command calls us. It is not appropriate to go without being called.”
On Congress supporting TVK in Tamil Nadu, Shivakumar said the decision was taken to keep the "BJP out of power and strengthen secular forces." Elections to the 234 Assembly constituencies were held on April 23, and the results were announced on May 4.
The Congress party, a long-time ally of the DMK, announced its support for TVK to form a government in Tamil Nadu and severed ties with the Dravidian major.
The incumbent DMK was trounced by the fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, led by Vijay, who secured 108 seats. “Despite pressure from the AIADMK and BJP, TVK did not align with them. Our party has taken this decision in the interest of secular forces and the welfare of Tamil Nadu,” Shivakumar said.
