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Claim: A viral video shows people chanting slogans against Qazi Faez Isa during a flight. Fact: The audio in the video is dubbed over footage of the former Chief Justice aboard a flight. A video (archive) shared from the Facebook account PTI Islamabad shows Qazi Faez Isa on a plane with the text, “ایسا کرنا […]

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Claim: In a 6 February judgement on a blasphemy case, Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa (1) acquitted the accused without any punishment; (2) ordered the deletion of Section 295-B from the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC); (3) permitted Ahmadis to print their own holy book; and (4) allowed Ahmadis to openly preach their religion. Fact: Chief […]

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Claim: A video shows Siraj ul Haq in tears after resigning from his post as chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) after the 8 February general elections in Pakistan. Fact: The claim is false. The video is actually from 2019 and shows Siraj ul Haq crying after he was re-elected as the chief of his party, JI, […]

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Claim: Nawaz Sharif is the most popular leader in the country with a 60% approval rating, while Imran Khan is only at 53%, according to a recent survey conducted by Gallup Pakistan. Fact: According to the survey by Gallup Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif’s national positive approval rating has risen from 36% to 52% and Imran Khan’s […]

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Claim: A video alleges that it shows a stage collapsing at a political ceremony in Pakistan after an Imam made anti-Semitic remarks. Fact: The claim is false because the video is from 2018 and does not involve any anti-Semitic remarks or statements about Jewish people at all. The stage collapsed because it was overcrowded during […]

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Claim: A photo shows Jamaat-e-Islami’s Karachi chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman taking an oath of loyalty from property tycoon Malik Riaz. Fact: The photo is from a 2020 meeting when the two parties reached an agreement following JI-led protests against Bahria Town for allegedly refusing to provide land allotments to some of its registrants.  Fact […]

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Claim: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has removed Rule 13-1 from The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018, allowing “gender change” for transgender folks. Fact: Section 13 of The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018, pertains to transgender folks’ right to assembly and has nothing to do with a gender change. […]

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Claim: Social media posts claim that the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 has been rejected. Fact: The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 — or any other transgender bill for that matter — has not been rejected either in the National Assembly of Pakistan or the Senate. One amendment was introduced in […]

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Claim: Parents in Sindh will now be obligated to marry off their children once they turn 18 under the new legislation. Fact: The Sindh Compulsory Marriage Act, 2021 is yet to be cleared by the CII and the provincial government’s law department before being officially tabled, debated upon, and voted on in the Sindh Assembly. […]

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Claim: An image is being circulated on social media with captions claiming it depicts a women’s rally by a group of religious parties on 8th March 2020 held alongside Aurat Azadi March Islamabad.  Fact: The image in question is actually from a women’s rally that was held by Jamaat-e-Islami on 9 August 2019 to support […]

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