DNA Verified: Did people in Balochistan express solidarity with India during Operation Sindoor?

Days after India launched Operation Sindoor in Pakistan and PoK in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, a video has gone viral on social media, with a claim that Baloch citizens in Pakistan’s Balochistan region expressed solidarity with India by hoisting the Indian flag during a pro-liberation march.

The viral video shows a large public procession with a music band playing ‘Saare Jahan Se Achcha Hindustan Humara’ and numerous Indian national flags waving in the air. An X user shared the video on May 20 with the claim that the video supported India at a pro-liberation march in Balochistan.

Fact Check

The claim in the video is misleading. The video is not from Balochistan. It was from Surat, Gujarat. According to a PTI report, a Tiranga Yatra was organised on May 14, 2025, to celebrate the success of Operation Sindoor against Pakistan. The event featured a performance by the Saifee Scout Band of the Dawoodi Bohra community and had no connection to Balochistan or any pro-India rally there. Here is the link to the post, and below is a screenshot of the same.

Meanwhile, the residents of Balochistan's Nushki carried out a rally in response to a call from the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), staging a significant protest against increasing state violence, ANI reported. The demonstrators marched through the streets, voicing strong opposition to extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and the unlawful detention of BYC leaders.

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