Claim: A viral video shows that a Hindu official from India was let inside the Kaaba the same day as Maryam Munir. Fact: The video shows a snippet from 2023, when the Chief of the Army Staff visited the inside of the Kaaba with his family. On 12 April 2024, a video went viral online, […]
Claim: Multiple news outlets claim that 95% of Pakistanis are satisfied with General Syed Asim Munir’s performance as the Army Chief on the one-year anniversary of his appointment. Fact: The claim is inaccurate as no national survey was conducted to assess the popularity of the current army chief. The claim was followed by a series […]
Claim: Asim Munir is the first chief of the army staff to visit the United States since Raheel Sharif. Fact: Asim Munir is not the first Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) to visit the US since Raheel Sharif. The former COAS, Qamar Bajwa also went to the US on a week-long official visit during […]
Claim: COAS Asim Munir has overpowered the dollar, dealt with inflation, and conducted a Mission Clean Sweep, in which he cracked down on dollar smugglers. His efforts have resulted in the value of the US dollar falling by Rs 150 against the rupee. Fact: On 10 September 2023, NPG Politics posted a video on Facebook […]
Claim: Imran Khan said that you can’t take his name on television because that would mean stripping Asim Munir’s father. Fact: Imran Khan did not make a statement about COAS Asim Munir’s father On 1 June 2023, a video went viral on Twitter, claiming that Imran Khan made a derogatory comment about Chief of the […]
Claim: The Australian government has banned 50 military generals from Pakistan. Fact: The Australian parliament has not decided to ban Pakistani military generals from entering the country. On 5 June 2023, a Twitter user shared a video claiming that the Australian government has banned 50 military Generals from the Pakistan Army for being involved in […]
Claim: Abrar-ul-Haq sang a melody called “Meri Jind Meri Jaan, General Asim Munir” at a concert in London on 28 January 2023. Fact: Abrar-ul-Haq did indeed sing at a concert in London. However, he sang one of his own songs from 2000, called “Kuriyan Lahore Diyan,” not “Meri Jind Meri Jaan, General Asim Munir.” On […]
Claim: Former prime minister Imran Khan’s lawyer said during a media talk that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief told him to convey the following message to his supporters: “Tell the nation that if martial law is imposed by [army chief] Asim Munir, you have to stand strongly for the rule of law.” Fact: The lawyer did […]
Claim: A social media post suggests that Geo News reported, “No one knows General Asim Munir better than me, he is a human being, Imran Khan.” Fact: The post doing the rounds on social media is doctored. Geo News never reported or shared any such story. Fact or Fiction? On 9 April 2023, Twitter user […]
Claim: Photo shows a poster urging army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to seek an extension for his tenure. Fact: The posters that surfaced on social media are photoshopped; Raheel Sharif’s photo has been replaced with Bajwa. The original posters were put up in January 2016 as part of a campaign by Move on Pakistan, […]
Claim: Imran Khan pleads for Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Jawed Bajwa’s tenure extension in his interview with journalist Kamran Khan on Dunya News. Fact: Imran Khan did not plead for General Bajwa’s tenure extension. On 12 September 2022, Former Prime Minister Imran Khan appeared in ‘Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Saath’, a talk […]
Claim: A video shared on social media claims to show Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa attending Independence day celebrations at the Pakistan High Commission in London, where national song Dil Dil Pakistan was performed by Ukrainian singer Nataliya Shmarenkova. Fact: The caption is false and misleading. The video is not from the […]