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Claim: Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur confronted the government about the security situation in the country during a National Security Committee meeting. Fact: The viral video is doctored. Gandapur’s clip from a different speech was edited and superimposed on an image from the NSC meeting held on 7 May after India launched […]

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Claim: A clip shows ex-Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Jehangir Karamat speaking out against Field Marshal Asim Munir.   Fact: The person addressing the media in the video is former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Shamshad Ahmad, while the picture of an elderly gentleman at the bottom of the reel is of Retired Brigadier Mian Mahmud. […]

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Claim: Chief of Army Staff Gen Syed Asim Munir awarded medals to Pakistani soldiers for ranking first among 20 countries. Fact: The video shows the army chief, as a chief guest, awarding medals to soldiers from different countries, not just to Pakistani soldiers. A Facebook user shared a video (archive) that claims to show Asim […]

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Claim: A video circulating online claims that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir of destroying the country and doing so in Sharif’s name. Fact: Sharif actually criticised former Prime Minister Imran Khan while reciting a couplet during a speech in Sheikhupura in 2023. The name “Munir” refers to the […]

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Claim: A viral video shows that a Hindu official from India was let inside the Kaaba the same day as Maryam Munir.  Fact: The video shows a snippet from 2023, when the Chief of the Army Staff visited the inside of the Kaaba with his family.  On 12 April 2024, a video went viral online, […]

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Claim: Multiple news outlets claim that 95% of Pakistanis are satisfied with General Syed Asim Munir’s performance as the Army Chief on the one-year anniversary of his appointment. Fact: The claim is inaccurate as no national survey was conducted to assess the popularity of the current army chief. The claim was followed by a series […]

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Claim: Asim Munir is the first chief of the army staff to visit the United States since Raheel Sharif.  Fact: Asim Munir is not the first Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) to visit the US since Raheel Sharif. The former COAS, Qamar Bajwa also went to the US on a week-long official visit during […]

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Claim:  COAS Asim Munir has overpowered the dollar, dealt with inflation, and conducted a Mission Clean Sweep, in which he cracked down on dollar smugglers. His efforts have resulted in the value of the US dollar falling by Rs 150 against the rupee.  Fact: On 10 September 2023, NPG Politics posted a video on Facebook […]

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Claim: Imran Khan said that you can’t take his name on television because that would mean stripping Asim Munir’s father. Fact: Imran Khan did not make a statement about COAS Asim Munir’s father On 1 June 2023, a video went viral on Twitter, claiming that Imran Khan made a derogatory comment about Chief of the […]

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Claim: The Australian government has banned 50 military generals from Pakistan.  Fact: The Australian parliament has not decided to ban Pakistani military generals from entering the country.  On 5 June 2023, a Twitter user shared a video claiming that the Australian government has banned 50 military Generals from the Pakistan Army for being involved in […]

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Claim: Abrar-ul-Haq sang a melody called “Meri Jind Meri Jaan, General Asim Munir” at a concert in London on 28 January 2023. Fact: Abrar-ul-Haq did indeed sing at a concert in London. However, he sang one of his own songs from 2000, called “Kuriyan Lahore Diyan,” not “Meri Jind Meri Jaan, General Asim Munir.” On […]

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Claim: Former prime minister Imran Khan’s lawyer said during a media talk that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief told him to convey the following message to his supporters: “Tell the nation that if martial law is imposed by [army chief] Asim Munir, you have to stand strongly for the rule of law.” Fact: The lawyer did […]

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