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The central government on Monday flagged fake documents circulating on social media, which claimed to be related to the preparedness of the Indian Army amid the ongoing tensions with Pakistan in the wake of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.

The PIB’s fact-check unit stated that the fake documents were shared in the name of Indian Army by pro-Pakistani handles.

The government also blocked a message doing the rounds on WhatsApp terming it as "misleading". The message talked about the contribution of one rupee every day for "modernisation of the Indian Army and for soldiers who are injured or martyred in the war zone".

The fact-check unit of PIB informed that the government has created the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (AFBCWF) to provide immediate financial assistance to families of soldiers who have sacrificed their lives or were injured during military operations. This fund supports the welfare of battle casualties and their families and is not for modernisation or purchasing weapons.

The government has also blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for allegedly disseminating "false, provocative and communally sensitive content" about India and has also strongly objected to the BBC's reportage on the Pahalgam attack.

The government's move follows recommendations from the Ministry of Home Affairs in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in the upper reaches of the Kashmir resort town in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed. Besides, the Ministry of External Affairs will be monitoring reporting of the BBC, which termed terrorists as militants, officials said.

The YouTube channels blocked are Dawn News, Irshad Bhatti, SAMAA TV, ARY NEWS, BOL NEWS, Raftar, The Pakistan Reference, Geo News, Samaa Sports, GNN, Uzair Cricket, Umar Cheema Exclusive, Asma Shirazi, Muneeb Farooq, SUNO News and Razi Naama.

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