Claim: Several Pakistani news casters are shown in a video, saying that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced the disbursement of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) for beneficiaries in Punjab, including Lahore. The audio in the video further claims that after a PKR13,000 relief package was announced, Sharif announced a payout of PKR 400,000.
Fact: The video is dubbed.
The video being fact-checked features two news anchors claiming Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a relief package of four lakh rupees in Punjab, through the BISP program. On-screen text reads, “Ehsaas Imdaad Program, Ehsaas Kafalat Program, CM Relief Package Update, Free Online Apply Now.”
The audio, which is in Urdu, translates to,
“Speaker 1: Let us give you important news, let us give you big news. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to give the public big good news.]
Speaker 2: Let us inform you with the biggest news so far. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has announced the disbursement of the Benazir Income Support Programme amount. After Rs13,000, now an announcement has been made to give Rs400,000. If you have not applied yet, then watch the full video and apply completely for free. Let’s find out further from our correspondent Saima. Yes Saima, please tell us how to apply.
Speaker 3: It is completely free to apply. To apply, type on Google auzmuz.com. Check the spellings properly. Click on the first link and apply for it for free. Thank you. The reply would be sent to your number immediately.”
This video was posted by a Facebook user whose profile contains very similar content posted on different days with the following caption: #fypシ゚viralシ #fyp #reels #viral #Trending #tiktok.
Background
The Pakistani premier made his most recent announcement regarding the disbursement of financial assistance under the BISP program on 10 November.
According to Dawn, PM Shehbaz announced that BISP payments would go digital from Ramzan 2026. There are no reliable news reports that support the claim being fact-checked in this article
BISP was launched by the Pakistani government in July 2008. According to the official website, the programme was started with the purpose of alleviating adverse effects of slow economic growth.
Fact or Fiction?
Soch Fact Check found that the video contains clips of two ARY News casters, and the audio playing in the background is dubbed. This means the original audio has been replaced with the one that can be heard in the video, which is why it does not synchronise with their lip movements.
The Facebook page who posted this clip has also uploaded several similar video clips with different news casters and the exact same audio as in the video being fact-checked.
Moreover, visiting the website, i.e.auzmuz.com that the audio mentions, lead to the page shown in the video, however, clicking on the part suggested by the correspondent downloaded a PDF converter to the device. No application link opened following the steps given in the video.
Virality
A video with the same claim in the audio but showing different news casters has been shared here on Facebook.
Conclusion: The audio in the video clip was dubbed. The website mentioned in the audio does not allow one to sign up for the BISP program.