Claim: A viral image purports to show a Pakistani woman civil servant wearing clothing that social media users deemed inappropriate for a professional setting.
Fact: The image has been digitally manipulated. The original, which appears online as early as October 2024, shows a woman dressed in modest, professional attire.
On 22 April 2026, Facebook user ‘Aas Muhammad Mayo’ posted a picture of a woman and a security official standing in front of a white SUV. The former is not facing the camera but the latter — who is also holding a gun — is, with his mouth covered by a face mask.
The picture — which implies that the woman is a civil servant — is accompanied by the following caption:
“سکیورٹی گارڈ نے گاڑی کا نمبر چھپا رکھا ہے اور دوسری گاڑی کی نمبر پلیٹ ہی نہیں لیکن عوام پھر بھی پنجاب حکومت کی کارکردگی سے بخوبی واقف ہے۔👇 پھر گرویدہ فاروقی کی طرح اعتراض کرتے ہیں عوام گالیاں نہ دے اور پرسنل سپئر پارٹ پر بات نہ کرے 👇 آپ بھی بیغرت آپکے ہنڈلرز چوکیدار بھی بیغرت 🖐️
[The security guard has hidden the number of the vehicle and the number plate of the other vehicle is not there. But the public is still well aware of the performance of the Punjab government.👇 Then they object like Garvida Farooqi does that the public should not abuse and talk about personal spare parts 👇 You are also shameless, your handlers and guards are also shameless 🖐️]”
The name “Garvida Farooqi” here refers to journalist Gharidah Farooqi, with the Urdu word “Garvida” — which means enamoured — replacing her first name.
The image was also shared on X (formerly Twitter) by user @RevoltSpire on 20 April 2026, with the following caption:
“میری رائے میں سول سرونٹس کی بھی ایک وردی ہونی چاہیے آپ کا کیا خیال ہے ؟
[In my opinion, civil servants should also have a uniform. What do you think?]”
Both the Facebook and X users appear to be supporters of the incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, according to the images available on their profiles.
Fact or Fiction?
Soch Fact Check investigated the image and found that it was doctored.
A reverse-image search revealed that it was shared (archive) on Facebook as early as 9 October 2024 in a group called ‘University Of Chanceyan 🤪’. However, the post does not provide any context nor does it identify the woman.
We also came across multiple X (formerly Twitter) users who flagged the image in the claim as digitally manipulated.
Interestingly, we found a video on TikTok, posted on 2 June 2023, that appears to show a similar woman in the exact attire as in the viral image.
Soch Fact Check then decided to analyse the photo using online tools to assess its authenticity. We used two tools — Forensically and FotoForensics, both of which are available online for free — to ascertain potential digital errors. Of these, the former has been certified by the RAND Corporation, an American nonprofit international policy think tank and consulting firm.
To strengthen the findings, we also compared the results with those of the 9 October 2024 post in the Facebook group.
Results from FotoForensics can be accessed here and here for the viral image and the one from 2024, respectively.
According to FotoForensics, the pixels and contrast in the viral image are concentrated in certain portions whereas those in the original are uniform. The same is the case in an error level analysis (ELA) by Forensically.
Moreover, a noise analysis by Forensically shows the pixels to be muted and in blocks in the viral photo.
Soch Fact Check, therefore, concludes that the viral image in question is doctored using digital tools.
Virality
Soch Fact Check found the claim circulating in multiple Facebook groups and posts, garnering over 200 reactions, as well as on Instagram.
X posts carrying the same visual were viewed over 85,300 times and gained more than 800 likes.
An X user posted the doctored photo at 12:16 pm on 21 April 2026 but admitted over three hours later that it was manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. They said, “The AC [assistant commissioner] was originally [like] this [on the right], but after creating the AI [version], she became like this [on the left].”
Conclusion: The image has been digitally manipulated. The original appears online as early as October 2024 and shows modest clothing.
Cover photo: APP
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