In making its claim that India attempted to manipulate international bodies through fake news websites and organisations, Pakistan's foreign minister cited a report by European non-government organisation EU Disinfo Lab. Qureshi called on the UN and UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to immediately investigate and de-list "10 fake NGOs created by India to malign Pakistan." "As a responsible democracy, India does not practice disinformation," Anurag Srivastava, India's foreign ministry spokesman, told a news conference. The EU DisinfoLab report also said Indian press agency Asian News International (ANI) was the only press agency to extensively cover material from the disinformation network. Delphine Colard, a European Parliament spokeswoman, said they were not aware of such a request made by Pakistan, but added: "We take very seriously any effort to misrepresent the positions of the European Parliament or its elected members."

Source: bd News24 December 11, 2020 22:07 UTC