Claim: Senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Ahsan Iqbal said that the Central Superior Services (CSS) exam should be conducted in Urdu in his address at a seminar held by the Maulana Zafar Ali Trust. Fact: Posts sharing the quote are misrepresenting Ahsan Iqbal’s words and missing context; referring to the CSS exam, […]
Claim: The Election Commission of Pakistan has cancelled the party registration of the Jamaat-e-Islami party for five years. Fact: The Election Commission of Pakistan has not cancelled the party registration of Jamaat-e-Islami. A doctored image of a notification has gone viral on social media after the first phase of local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. […]
Claim: A viral image depicts Italian singer Julia Markin holding up her bra and asking people in a crowd how much they would be willing to pay for it. Fact: The image is in fact of Hollywood actress Katie Holmes re-enacting a scene from a historic protest. A facebook account run by user Taajob Mahar […]
Claim: ● Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was summoned by the Supreme Court of Pakistan because the government is negotiating a cease-fire with the terrorist organization Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). ● The Chief Justice of Pakistan “sternly question[ed] the sitting PM on his actions regarding the TTP.” Fact: ● The prime minister was not called […]
Claim: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is introducing newly designed currency notes. Fact: The State Bank of Pakistan is not introducing newly designed currency notes in Pakistan. On 6th November 2021, 24NewsHD ran a ticker on TV followed by a story on their website that said, “The government has planned to introduce plastic currency […]
Claim: Pakistan is the fourth most expensive country in the world according to a report by The Economist magazine. Fact: Pakistan is not the fourth most expensive country in the world, nor has The Economist reported that. The Economist is a highly reputed weekly magazine that publishes economic and political news for a global audience. […]
Claim: The cover of The Economist’s 9 October Asia edition features an image of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, accompanied by text stating, “Imran Khan Will Win The Next Elections.” Fact: The Economist never published such a cover and the image appears to be doctored. The text on the cover seems to have been taken […]
Claim: Afghan Taliban’s General Mobin said the national cricket team would not be permitted to play if they support the tri-coloured Afghan National Flag. Fact: General Mobeen did say the Afghan team would not be allowed to play if they kept sporting the Afghan national flag however, he has issued a statement on it saying […]
Claim: Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan died because of the insensitivity and lack of empathy of the Pakistani nation. Fact: Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan died after developing health complications due to COVID 19 Starting from 0:35 in the video, the anchor states that “Abdul Qadeer Khan died of solitude. Although he was also battling cancer in […]
Claim: Lt. General Asif Ghafoor may be made the Director General (DG) of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Fact: General Ghafoor is not in fact being made DG ISI. An Instagram account by the name of _.Markhor._ claimed in a recent post that General Ghafoor, the former Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) — […]
Claim: 1- The Taliban have confirmed the death of their supreme leader Haibatullah Akhunzada. 2- Akhunzada died last year in a suicide attack carried out by Pakistani forces. Fact: 1- The Taliban have not confirmed the death of their supreme leader Haibatullah Akhunzada. 2- The Pakistani State has endorsed a […]
Claim: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry described Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the late Pakistani nuclear scientist, as “fake,” a “joker,” and one of the “fake heroes” of Pakistan in 2012. Fact: Chaudhry did in fact tweet that Dr Qadeer was “fake,” a “joker,” and one of the “fake heroes” of Pakistan in 2012; however, the minister […]