Claim: Foreign Minister of Pakistan Ishaq Dar said that Pakistan was ready to intervene and take physical action in Gaza, in an interview with Al Jazeera. Fact: A clip from Dar’s interview has been shared with misleading captions. The Foreign Minister spoke about the need for physical action in Gaza if belligerent states like Israel […]
Claim: Gas would be available to consumers across Pakistan from 5:30 to 8:30 am, 11:30 to 1:30 pm, and 5:30 to 8:30 pm, according to a new countrywide supply schedule issued in September 2025. Fact: No such schedule has been issued. One of the country’s two gas distributors, the SSGC, has published a rebuttal, terming […]
Claim: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Pakistan is waiting for an opportunity to attack Israel. Fact: Rubio did not warn Israel or Netanyahu about Pakistan at any point during the joint press conference in question. An image showing Rubio and Netanyahu during a recent joint press conference […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistani soldiers departing for Saudi Arabia after the two countries recently signed a mutual defence agreement. Fact: The claim is false; the video in question shows Pakistani soldiers who are part of UN peacekeeping forces. Following the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on 17 September, X user […]
Claim: A video shows former cricketer Shahid Afridi being beaten up by fans after Pakistan lost to India in the 2007 T20 World Cup final. Fact: The video, in fact, shows Afridi charging at and attacking a crowd of hysterical fans who were grabbing at him. The incident occurred on his return to Pakistan, following […]
Claim: During a recent interview, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif advised people suffering due to the torrential rains and floods in the 2025 monsoon season to collect and store water in their bathtubs. Floodwater should be considered a blessing, he said, adding that they should collect water in their homes as it may take 10 years […]
Claim: A video shows Yemen’s Brigadier General Yahya Qasim Sare’e issuing a threat to Pakistani soldiers who would be stationed at the Saudi-Yemen border following the signing of a defence pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Fact: The video statement of the Yemeni commander is unrelated to the recently signed mutual defence pact between Saudi […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan’s Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal ripping an Israeli flag. Fact: This video does not show Iqbal tearing the Israeli flag. Instead, it depicts a Kyrgyz politician ripping the flag in 2014. On 14 September, an X user posted a photo that apparently showed Pakistan’s Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives […]
Claim: Viral video shows children raising “Imran Khan zindabad!” [Long live Imran Khan!] slogans during Maryam Nawaz’s visit to a flood-relief camp in Multan. Fact: The original video does not show the children chanting any such slogans. The audio of “Imran Khan zindabad!” was overlaid onto the original footage. A viral video shows the Chief […]
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 clip from a news broadcast shows Qatari news anchors calling for defence deals with Pakistan instead of the US. Fact: The anchors do not make any such statements in the clip shared in the claim. Instead, they report on Pakistan’s condemnation of the Israeli strike in Doha on 9 September 2025. A video […]
Claim: A holiday has been announced for 23 September 2025 and a notification issued in this regard, according to Pakistani media outlets. Fact: No holiday has been announced in Pakistan for 23 September 2025. The news reports by Pakistani media outlets are actually about the 95th Saudi National Day, but they carry misleading, clickbait headlines. […]