India-Pakistan War: Pak Cyber Attack Makes 70% Of India's Electricity Grid Dysfunctional? Here's The Truth

PIB Fact Check said that the message is fake, and no such claim should be paid heed to.

New Delhi: A message is getting viral on social media that says that cyber attack by Pakistan has caused 70% of India's electricity grid to become dysfunctional or inoperative.

PIB Fact Check has said that the message is fake, and no such claim should be paid heed to.

PIB Fact check has tweeted, "Attention: False Claim Circulating Online!. Social media posts are asserting that a cyber attack by Pakistan has caused 70% of India's electricity grid to become dysfunctional. This claim is FAKE."

_ Attention: False Claim Circulating Online! _

Social media posts are asserting that a cyber attack by #Pakistan has caused 70% of India's electricity grid to become dysfunctional.#PIBFactCheck

_This claim is #FAKE#IndiaFightsPropaganda pic.twitter.com/8Gcmcm4vYq — PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 10, 2025

Amidst the escalation of conflict between India and Pakistan, multiple Pakistani government-linked media houses and social media accounts have began circulating unverified and misleading claims regarding India.

Many of these claims are being quickly flagged as fake by independent analysts and India's official fact-checking mechanisms.

These claims are being aggressively pushed on X, especially by accounts with substantial followings tied to Pakistan's military media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

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