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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…
The ‘Jeffrey Epstein List’ has had the entire world talking, with the topic becoming one of the most talked-about on social media and exposing some prominent names. Over the last few days, many names have come out in the leaked…
A journalist has strongly denied social media propaganda after a picture circulated of him with DG ISI Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum. The picture shared on social media show a man dressed in a military uniform with the incumbent DG ISI…
There were recently intense rumours circulating in Indian media that crime kingpin Dawood Ibrahim has allegedly being poisoned in Karachi. Some social media users fell victim to a screenshot circulating online which purportedly shows Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar…
Imran Riaz Khan shared a controversial statement quoting former finance minister Miftah Ismail of mishandling funds received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The tweet, which gained rapid traction, quoted Miftah Ismail as saying that instead of providing relief to…
The news from online news outlet South Asia Index states that that Pakistani Supreme Court has issued order that will allow judges, their families to board flights without getting checked by immigration staff. This is incorrect and misleading. In the…
