Claim: Donald Trump expressed support for Imran Khan by wearing a cap bearing the numbers “45-47” during a recent event, implying that they refer to Form 45 and Form 47. Captions on different social media posts state that Trump believes the PTI was robbed of its mandate during Pakistan’s 2024 elections. Fact: The numbers “45-47” […]
Claim: A court has disqualified Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur from his provincial assembly seat on account of a wrong declaration of his assets. Fact: The politician has not been disqualified. After the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) initially accepted a plea for Gandapur’s disqualification, the Peshawar High Court stayed the ECP’s […]
Claim: The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) has written a letter to the ECP refusing to take reserved seats in Pakistan’s legislative assemblies. Fact: The SIC’s letter is a response to the ECP, addressing their request for details of tickets issued to women on general seats. In the letter, the SIC stated that the list of […]
Claim: After the resignation of the Commissioner Rawalpindi, the Commissioner Multan has resigned from his position too. Fact: The Commissioner Multan has not submitted his resignation. He has been transferred to the position of Commissioner Rawalpindi, and his former post has been given to Maryam Khan. On 19 February 2024, a viral post on X […]
Claim: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has declared the election results for three seats won by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) null and void, including the seats NA-119 and PP-159, won by Maryam Nawaz Sharif in the General Elections 2024. Fact: Maryam Nawaz’s victory has not been overturned. The court dismissed the petitions challenging the election […]
Claim: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued the schedule for the upcoming general elections, scheduled for 8 February 2024. Fact: In a press release, on December 10, 2023, the ECP clarified that the schedule circulating on social media is false. The schedule was officially released on 16 December. Fact or Fiction? On 10 […]
Claim: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has announced they will boycott elections in Punjab, which were scheduled to be held on 14 May 2023 as per court orders. Fact: PML-N has not announced a boycott of the upcoming Punjab elections. Fact or Fiction? On 20 April 2023, the Facebook page Pakistantopup shared a claim that […]
Claim: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in collaboration with the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has developed an online voting system for overseas Pakistanis. Fact: The claim about the development of an online voting system for overseas Pakistanis is fake, as confirmed by both NADRA and the ECP. Fact or Fiction? On 5 […]
Claim: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said it will not be able to conduct general elections within three months due to procedural and legal challenges. Fact: The ECP clarified on 5 April 2022 that it did not issue any statement concerning early elections in Pakistan. Fact or Fiction? On 5 April 2022, Hello […]