Claim
On 25 December 2015 Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke protocol to make a surprise visit to Pakistan for Nawaz Sharif's granddaughter's wedding, and on 2 January 2016 the Pathankot airbase was attacked by terrorists.
“25 दिसंबर 2015 प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी प्रोटोकॉल तोड़कर अचानक पाकिस्तान पहुंच जाते हैं... और फिर क्या हुआ? 2 जनवरी 2016 को पठानकोट एयरबेस पर आतंकी हमला होता है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Both factual components check out. On 25 December 2015 PM Modi made an unscheduled, protocol-breaking stopover in Lahore — the first visit to Pakistan by an Indian PM in over a decade — to greet Nawaz Sharif on his birthday and attend his granddaughter's wedding celebrations. Eight days later, on 2 January 2016, Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists attacked the Pathankot airbase, a siege that killed seven Indian security personnel. The dates, the surprise nature of the visit, and the wedding context are all accurately stated; the implied sequence of events is also historically correct.
Evidence
- https://theprint.in/opinion/global-print/what-happened-during-narendra-modis-2015-visit-to-pakistan-and-why-it-still-matters/128746/ Confirms Modi's unannounced, protocol-breaking stopover in Lahore on 25 December 2015, where he greeted Nawaz Sharif on his birthday and attended his granddaughter Mehrunnisa's wedding festivities. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Pathankot_attack Confirms the terrorist attack on the Pathankot Air Force Station began on 2 January 2016, carried out by Jaish-e-Mohammed militants who had crossed from Pakistan on 31 December 2015. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/india/2016-01-06/next-pathankot Independent account confirming militants attacked the Pathankot air force base on 2 January 2016, days after Modi's Lahore visit. ✓ reachable · archived