Old Video Falsely Shared as Protest For 'Independence for Sindhudesh' in Pak

An unrelated video showing a protest is being shared to falsely claim that it shows people demanding "Sindhudesh independence".

(Photo: The Quint)

A video showing a protest is going viral to claim that people are now demanding for "Sindhudesh’s independence" in Pakistan.

• The claim is going viral amid constant calls in Balochistan for becoming a separate country.

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(Source: Instagram/Screenshot)

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What's the truth?: This video is from February 2025 and shows a protest against the construction of six new Indus canals in Sindh, Pakistan.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video on Google lens.

• This led us to several social media posts from 23 February 2025 showing the same visuals.

• The caption read, “Pakistan is losing its identity! Stop constructing canals from the Indus and let the river flow freely. This is not just JSQM-A’s (Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, a political party) demand, it is the demand of the entire Sindhi nation!”

• It also carried the longer version of the video and in this version, we could noticed a banner that reads “Release Advocate Aamir Umrani.”

The banner can be seen in the video.

(Source: Facebook/Altered by The Quint)

• Taking a cue, we performed a relevant keyword search and found multiple reports (Tribune India, The Print, and Business Recorder) about these protests.

• These reports stated that a protest took place on 23 February 2025 against against the Indus Canal Projects in Sindh, Pakistan.

• It added that these protests also demanded the release of missing lawyer Aamir Ali Umrani, "who has allegedly been subjected to enforced disappearance".

This report published on 24 February 2025.

(Source: The Print/Screenshot)

Conclusion: An unrelated video showing a protest is being shared to falsely claim that it shows people demanding "Sindhudesh independence".

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