Security sources have dismissed reports by the Indian media of attacks in occupied Jammu as “fake and false”, state media outlet PTV News reports.

The Wire reported that “loud explosions” were allegedly heard in Jammu and its adjoining areas amid “reports that the air defence system was intercepting projectiles flying into the Indian territory from Pakistan”.

It added that “massive explosions and air raid sirens triggered panic in the winter capital” of occupied Kashmir, with some residents recording footage of “red-hot projectiles flying in the sky” with their smartphones.

Meanwhile, The Hindustan Times reported that “defence sources said India on Thursday night intercepted eight Pakistani missiles directed at Satwari, Samba, RS Pura and Arnia.”

However, a statement posted by PTV on X, quoting security sources, said that the “reports in Indian media about an attack on occupied Kashmir are fake and false.”

It added that the purpose of spreading the “fake news is to create a failed and false impression that Pakistan is also attacking India”.

It further said that by spreading this “false news, India wants to create a continuous false justification for its naked aggression against Pakistan”.

The statement said there was “no truth in these false and fabricated news”.