Pak news report of attack on India ‘fake’, says Chinese media

Beijing, July 18 : China’s state-run media on Tuesday rejected as “fake” a Pakistani news report that claimed over 150 Indian soldiers were killed in Sikkim in a Chinese rocket attack. “Chinese media outlets have carried out a series of investigations, claiming that the fake news should not be taken seriously,” People’s Daily Online reported. Chinese mainstream media outlets have denounced Pakistani media’s “groundless” report, said the online edition of the ruling Communist Party’s mouthpiece. A 24-hour Pakistani news channel yesterday claimed that at least 158 Indian soldiers have been killed as China fired rockets across the border on Indian border installations.