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Noted journalist Hamid Mir has shared a post on social media site X, formerly Twitter, claiming that 1.6 million votes rejected in general elections 2024. He shared a clip of a journalist Sabook Syed on his vlog quoting a report…
PTI leader Ali Muhammad Khan posted a clip on social media site X which claimed that as prime minister, Imran Khan sat down at an event when he saw the Israeli PM enter. The actual video is of Russian President…
Pervez Khattak has denied reports that he has quit politics and dissolving the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI-P) party after a dismal performance in the general elections. Although the rumour mills were ride, the former PTI leader rejected reports suggesting his…
A social media user has claimed that the election results were compiled on January 28, days before the general election on February 8, giving rife to conspiracies that the polls were pre-rigged. The user, named Arslan Abbas, on X questioned…
A clip circulating on social media claimed that the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza arrived at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi to meet jailed PTI leader Imran Khan. The clip was widely circulated on several…
Media outlets reported that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed candidate Rehan Zeb Khan was shot dead Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It was mentioned that the candidate was contesting elections from NA-8 and PK-22 seats. The reports was carried by several…
Several media outlets reported about the death of former National Assembly speaker Elahi Bux Soomro. The reports are false. The state-run APP published a report titled “PM condoles over demise or [sic] ex-NA Speaker Elahi Bux Soomro”. Several other media…
Earlier today posts were circulating on social media of what appeared to be a dead bosh hanging from an overhead pedestrian bridge in Islamabad. The posts went on to suggest that this was somehow related to a threat to the…
Online media outlet South Asia Index has claimed that Pakistan has “terminated” diplomatic relations with Iran. This claim is incorrect and misleading. This was made on the official X account of the online news outlet. FACT: On the contrary, Pakistan…
WhatsApp groups are being forwarded details of what is claimed to be a major tax exemption being given by the government to judges “for their service”. The impression being given is that the government has done this to ‘reward’ the…
