Manipur Situation Worsens as Violence Continues; Pakistan Exposes Indian Propaganda Network

IMPHAL / ISLAMABAD - The situation in India's northeastern state of Manipur continues to deteriorate as violence between security forces and protesters escalates, while Pakistan has exposed an Indian-backed digital propaganda network allegedly targeting its state institutions.

🇮🇳 Indian-occupied Manipur is burning. People are being killed by the Indian Army.

Meanwhile, Indian media remains busy spreading propaganda against Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/76eRPNEhbz

- Zard si Gana (@ZardSi) July 27, 2026

Manipur: The Ground Reality

The ethnic conflict in Manipur, which erupted in May 2023 between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities, has claimed over 250 lives and displaced thousands . The violence has spread in recent months, also drawing in Naga groups .

In a significant escalation on July 6, 2026, militants ambushed an Assam Rifles convoy in Ukhrul district, killing two soldiers . The attack occurred near Nungshang Kong along the national highway, about 61 km from Imphal, triggering an intermittent exchange of fire that lasted for over three hours .

Witnesses report that the confrontation escalated as security forces responded with:

• Automatic rifle fire - multiple rounds fired at protesters

• Tear gas - used to disperse peaceful demonstrators

• Baton charges - including against women protesters

The Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), the apex body of the Tangkhul Naga tribe, has strongly condemned what it described as excesses committed by personnel of the 40 Assam Rifles Battalion during the confrontations.

Indian Media's Propaganda Machine

Meanwhile, Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar announced that security agencies had uncovered an Indian-backed digital network using bot farms and Indian payment gateways to run propaganda campaigns against Pakistan .

According to Tarar, a digital marketing professional was arrested for receiving payments from India in exchange for running a "network of misinformation" in Pakistan . The investigation revealed:

• Bot farms used to spread anti-state content

• WhatsApp communication with Indian handlers

• Small payments transferred to avoid detection

• Forensic evidence linking network accounts to India

Tarar alleged that the individual had confessed that "most of the content he received was related to the Joint Awami Action Committee" and that the government now had "irrefutable evidence" of the group's ties to India .

The minister observed that Indian-funded troll farms operating on social media often sought digital marketing services, with the digital marketing professional using bot farms to spread "anti-state content and content targeting Pakistan, its security, the government, the army, the army chief, and state institutions" .

Pakistan's Position

The Foreign Office has also rejected India's "baseless statement" on Pakistan's "legitimate, targeted and proportionate actions" against terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan, pointing to India's "historic interference in and undermining of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbouring countries" .

The FO spokesperson further alleged that India has "actively aiding and sponsoring terrorist groups operating from Afghan soil against Pakistan, in violation of the relevant UN Security Council sanctions regime, and continues to play the role of a regional spoiler" .