image Shared by Xpreviously on Twitter, claims to display a group of children who died as a result of recent Iranian airstrikes in Pakistan.

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Verdict: False

This image originally appeared in a Tasnim News article featuring children killed in traffic accidents in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan provinces. According to Misbah, the photo was released in March 2021.

Fact check:

Pakistan recently announced that it has launched retaliatory attacks against Iran after Iran attacked the country, killing two children. BBC news. Nine people were killed in the retaliatory attack, the newspaper reported.

The X image claims to show a group of children killed as a result of recent Iranian airstrikes in Pakistan. “Iran bombs Sunni areas of Pakistan's Baluchistan province, killing children and women. Pakistan retaliates by bombing Baluchistan province, which Iran attacked, killing children and women,” the post's caption reads. It is written in

However, this claim is false. The image was originally tasnim news article It focuses on children killed in traffic accidents in Sistan and Baluchestan provinces in Iran. According to the article, both the left side incursion and the car traveling at high speed were the causes of the accident. According to , the photo was published in March 2021. Misbar. (Related: Post claims Kurdish businessman is accompanying Israeli spy)

Similarly, “Check Your Fact” did not find any X images mentioned in recent reliable reporting. Iran or Pakistan. This contention was also not repeated on the following points: Website Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs or its certified socializing media account.

The X image is from 2021, but Iran recently reported that it attacked a base in Pakistan believed to belong to the extremist group Jaish al-Adl. washington post.

Check Your Fact has reached out to Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment and will update this article accordingly.