Claim: PTI leader Dr Yasmin Rashid has passed away.
Fact: The claim is false. Dr Yasmin is alive and remains imprisoned in Kot Lakhpat jail.
On 30 June 2026, an Instagram account named Advocate Ray Mansab Ijaz shared a post, announcing the death of PTI leader Dr.Yasmin Rashid. The caption reads:
“ڈاکٹر یاسمین راشد انتقال کرگئی اِنّا لِلّهِ وَاِنّا اِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُوْن ۔”
[Translation: “Dr Yasmin Rashid has passed away. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raajioon.”]
The claim was picked up by other accounts on Instagram and X as well.
Viral posts on Instagram, Facebook and X
Fact or Fiction?
Soch Fact Check first reached out to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan for a comment on the matter. He debunked the claim as “fake news.”
We also visited PTI’s X account to look for any clarifications regarding the claim. On 29 June 2026, the account posted a video message featuring Rashid’s lawyer Rana Mudassar Umer. The caption of the post reads:
“حال ہی میں ڈاکٹر یاسمین راشد سے متعلق گردش کرنے والی خبروں کے حوالے سے، اُن کے وکیل رانا مدثر عمر ایڈووکیٹ کے ذریعے جاری کردہ بیان“
[Translation: “Regarding the recently circulating news related to Dr. Yasmin Rashid, the statement issued by her lawyer Rana Mudassar Umar Advocate.”]
Soch Fact Check transcribed his one minute and 34 second video message; it is translated in English below:
“Assalam o Alaikum, this is Rana Mudassar Umer, lawyer of Yasmin Rashid, addressing you. During a hearing today at Kot Lakhpat jail after a week, the leadership and other workers met Dr Yasmin. We told her about the news circulating on social media regarding her health and a will. Dr Yasmin Rashid sahiba clarified that she is fine, and debunked the will too. She expressed her thanks for the community that expressed their concern for her.
Besides this, her daily health condition includes her cancer treatment and breathing problem. However, recently she has been recommended to get surgery on her spine but then she’d be required to walk less or not walk at all. This is why we reached out to the court. They have released an order that she should get the treatment as soon as possible, but there has been no progress since then. Lastly, Dr Yasmin Rashid said in a message that she is high-spirited, and she is doing her time in jail to uphold the law, and for the betterment of the upcoming generation and the Pakistani citizens. She also said the future era belongs to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.”
Moreover, Rashid’s X feed was also updated on 30 June with a picture of her smiling. The caption reads:
میرے بارے میں تمام خبریں جھوٹی پھیلائی جا رہی ہیں، میرے حوصلے بُلند ہیں، پہلے سے زیادہ ڈٹ کر عمران خان کے ساتھ کھڑی ہوں- فیک نیوز سن کر شدید تکلیف ہوئی”
ہمارے متعلق کِسی بھی خبر پر یقین نہ کیا جائے،سوائے وہ جو ہمارے فیملی کے ذریعے دی جائے
فوکس عمران خان
[Translation: “All the news about me is being spread falsely, my morale is high, I stand even more firmly with Imran Khan than before – I was deeply hurt to hear the fake news. No one should believe any news about us, except that which is given through our family
Focus Imran Khan. #ReleaseImranKhan.”]
Barrister Gohar’s comment to Soch Fact Check and the online video statement from her lawyer confirms that reports of Dr Yasmin Rashid’s death are false.
Virality
Soch Fact Check first came across a viral post on Instagram with as high as 1,800 likes. The news also circulated on Facebook as well as X via multiple posts. One post on X garnered 164,600 views.
Viral posts on Instagram, Facebook and X are false
Conclusion: Reports of PTI leader Dr Yasmin Rashid’s death are false.
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