Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has strongly rejected claims on social media that the country is being used by the United States as a base or launch corridor for a possible military strike on Iran.
The ministry said these reports are false and part of a disinformation campaign at a time when tensions between Washington and Tehran are rising.
In a statement posted by its fact-check account on X, the ministry said the claims were being pushed by what it called “propaganda machineries in Afghanistan” and by Indian-linked accounts.
It named three social media handles, Khurasan Media Urdu, Baba Banaras, and Afghan Defense, as the main sources of these reports.
Some of the posts claimed that special US aircraft had arrived in Pakistan for an attack on Iran and pointed to what they called “unusual” flight activity near the Iran border.
One post even claimed that US planes had landed at Dalbandin and Pasni airbases. The ministry said these claims were completely false.
It explained that while US refueling aircraft activity has increased in recent weeks, this movement is linked to Europe, not Pakistan.
It cited reports by Reuters and The Washington Post, which said the Pentagon had moved refueling aircraft to European bases as tensions in the Middle East grew.
The ministry said there is no credible evidence that US refueling or surveillance aircraft are operating from Pakistan or flying missions towards Iran from Pakistani soil.
The statement also recalled that Pakistan had publicly condemned earlier US strikes on Iran during the recent Iran-Israel conflict, which clearly shows that Islamabad is not facilitating any such actions.
“These stories are reckless and try to drag Pakistan into a US-Iran conflict without any proof,” the ministry said, adding that the claims are pure disinformation.
The rumors have surfaced as President Donald Trump has warned Iran over its crackdown on protests and said he is considering different responses, including military options.
Iran has responded with warnings of retaliation while also saying it is open to fair negotiations.
