Claim: A video shows Pakistanis welcomed with “Pakistan Zindabad!” chants in Saudi Arabia after both countries signed a defence agreement on 17 September. Fact: The clip is old and unrelated to the signing of the defence pact. On 18 September, Shama Junjejo posted a video (archive) that apparently showed officers at an airport in Saudi […]
Claim: A viral video shows Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and other members of the government inside the Masjid Nabawi in Medina, Saudi Arabia, with onlookers chanting the slogans, “Jiye Bhutto [Long live Bhutto]” and “Wazir-e-Azam Zindabad [Long live the prime minister].” Fact: Onlookers did not chant, ‘Jiye Bhutto’ during Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s visit to Medina. The […]
Claim: A picture of men standing with their hands behind their backs is being shared on social media with the claim that it shows people who were chanting abusive slogans directed towards Pakistan’s new cabinet members outside Masjid-e-Nabvi in Madina having been arrested. Fact: The image is a year-old image of people who had been […]