Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday (Jan 3) shared a Bangladeshi old video as “Indian police’s pogrom against Muslims in UP”.
The official Twitter handle of the Pakistani PM deleted the tweet after it was pointed out that the video was of Bangladesh, reports Indian news outlet The Indian Express.
“Tweet Fake News. Get Caught. Delete Tweet. Repeat,” Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted with hashtag ‘Old habits die hard’.
UP police also reacted. “This is not from UP, but from a May 2013 incident in Dhaka, Bangladesh…” it tweeted.