Old video of Pakistan Independence Day celebrations from Manchester goes viral with misleading claims

This video shows Pakistan Independence Day celebrations from Manchester, UK, in August 2024.

Following the recent escalation in the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, a video showing a large group of people waving green flags and celebrating on a public street is going viral on social media. Users who share the post claims that it shows Pakistanis celebrating their country’s military retaliation against India.

The caption of the post states, “Pakistanis around the world celebrating after defeating India. What a sight! Pakistan Zindabad

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Fact Check- 

We started the investigation with a reverse image search on Google and the results led us to the to a post by the Britain First party on Twitter uploaded on 18 September 2024. The caption states, “British police adore foreigners but hate British patriots. Where are they on St George’s Day? Arresting patriots for flying the English flag?”.

This indicates that the viral video is old and has no connection to the recent conflict between India and Pakistan.

Moving forward, we found an Instagram post of American Muslim Today, which covered the same event. The description states, “In a display of unity and cultural celebration, police officers in UK joined the Pakistani community on August 14th to celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day.
The event saw joyous festivities and camaraderie as British police participated in the celebrations, highlighting a heartwarming connection across nations and communities”.

So, the viral video claiming to show Pakistanis celebrating victory against India in 2025 is misleading.

Conclusion- 

Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be Misleading. The footage actually shows Pakistan Independence Day celebrations from Manchester, UK, in August 2024. It has no link to the recent India-Pakistan tension.