Claim: Pakistani retail chain Imtiaz has said it would continue selling products from Israel, indicating its refusal to boycott products from or linked to the Middle Eastern nation. Fact: Imtiaz has denied making such an announcement, saying the viral claim is “false/fabricated”. It has also expressed “its strong support for the people of Gaza & […]
Claim: Cola Next is a product of Coca-Cola. Fact: The claim is false. Cola Next is a Pakistani brand owned by Mezan Group, and not Coca-Cola. Currently, it is not listed on the BDS boycott list. The claim likely surfaced due to a glitch in the No Thanks app and the similarity between the names […]
Claim: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has been killed after his convoy was fired upon. Fact: The claim is false; no such firing incident occurred recently and Rehman is safe and alive. The video report contains unrelated and old footage. On 8 April 2025, YouTube channel TRUE FACTS posted (archive) a video titled, “Maulana Fazal […]
Claim: A news anchor from the UAE confronted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for performing Umrah with his family on state expenses during an interview. Fact: The claim is false; the viral video has been dubbed over. The video in the claim is from an interview which dates back to 2023, and it does not contain […]
Claim: At a rally in Dalbandin, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) member Gulzadi Baloch praised the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), a proscribed militant group. Fact: An incomplete clip of Gulzadi Baloch has been shared out of context. In the original interview, she mentioned a young local boy who had welcomed and declared his support for the […]
Claim: A video shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tripping and falling at a meeting from his recent visit to the Gulf states. Fact: This claim is false. The video does not show Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tripping and falling. Instead, it shows Lebanese President Michel Aoun falling at the Arab League Summit in 2017. […]
Claim: A video shows the Pakistan Army sneaking away bodies of the soldiers killed in the March 2025 operation against the BLA following the Jaffar Express hijacking. Fact: The video predates the Jaffar Express hijacking and appeared online as early as March 2024. On 14 March 2025, X (formerly Twitter) user @jpsin1 posted (archive) a […]
Claim: Social media posts claimed that a woman who allegedly assaulted an air hostess of Serene Airways is the daughter of Quetta’s ex-commissioner. Fact: The claim is false. Our investigation suggests that the woman’s father did not hold any such position and they are unrelated to any political or bureaucratic background. According to Jogezai’s relative, […]
Claim: A video on social media shows hostages taken by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) after the militant group hijacked the Jaffar Express in Balochistan. Fact: The claim is misleading because the video is not from March 2025. It was available on the internet as early as December 2024 and is not related to the […]
Claim: A video shows civilians passengers released by the BLA a few hours after the separatist militant group hijacked the Jaffar Express in March 2025. Fact: The clip predates the Jaffar Express hijacking. On 12 March 2025, X user @safarkhanb posted (archive) a video showing a group of people in a mountainous area with the […]
Claim: A video shows a BLA militant arrested alive by the Pakistan Army following an operation against the armed group after it hijacked the Jaffar Express in March 2025. Fact: The video in question appeared online as early as 6 March 2025, which predates the Jaffar Express hijacking. According to the ISPR’s statement, the Pakistan […]
Claim: Pakistan has the flag of Türkiye on its currency, gives free weapons to Azerbaijan, is the only country that does not recognise Israel and Armenia as states, and is the only Muslim country that supports all the Turkic nations. Fact: Pakistan has its own flag — not Türkiye’s — on its currency and there’s […]