Claim: A foreigner and five Pakistanis were held hostage and robbed on their way to Taxila. Fact: A group of eight people, not six, were robbed on their way back from a hiking trail in Shah Allah Ditta; they were not en route to Taxila. On 8 April 2024, Dawn and Express Tribune published articles […]
Claim: The Iranian president met Imran Khan in Adiala Jail; Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Chaudhry Parvez Elahi were also present. Fact: The claim that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met with Imran Khan in Adiala Jail is false. There is no evidence to support this claim. On 23 April 2024, multiple social media users shared posts […]
Claim: An image shows Mia Khalifa delivering a lecture at Shah Latif University in Khairpur. Fact: The photograph is from Mia Khalifa’s talk at the Oxford Union. On 25 May 2023, a Facebook page called Khairpur Waley shared an image claiming to show Mia Khalifa delivering a lecture at Shah Latif University in Khaipur. The […]
Claim: Khadija Shah, granddaughter of former COAS Asif Nawaz Janjua, recorded a video endorsing Imran Khan right before surrendering to the police. The clip has been widely shared on WhatsApp. Fact: The viral video is a TikTok of PTI activist Maya Haider, it does not show Khadija Shah. On 24 May 2023, a video went […]
Claim: Shah Mahmood Qureshi has been arrested. Fact: Shah Mahmood Qureshi was not arrested. On 10 May 2023, following Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest, a number of social media users claimed that the party’s vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi was also arrested. At the time of publishing, a number of PTI leaders have been […]