Claim: The Government of Pakistan under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will soon allow the United States to use its airspace to carry out military operations in Afghanistan, according to a CNN report. Fact: The CNN article cited in viral claims is actually from October 2021. At that time, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to […]
Claim: A picture shows Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz Sharif wearing a yellow kurta under a medium dark yellow, chequered blazer. Fact: The picture has been doctored. A yellow paint overlay appears to have been applied to Hamza Shahbaz’s blazer using a photo-editing application. The original photo shows Shahbaz […]
Claim: A video shows a large group of people in Pakistan protesting in response to recent controversial remarks by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) former spokesperson Nupur Sharma and party leader Naveen Kumar Jindal that were seen as insulting the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Fact: The video is from 2021 and is not connected to any anti-India […]
Claim: Official PTI handles, digital media outlets, and think tanks have uploaded congratulatory messages to their social media pages claiming Pakistan has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. Grey list-designated countries are those which are required to make commitments to take stronger measures against the financing of criminal activities such […]
Claim: A video circulating online shows a JF-17 Thunder aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) being stolen by supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Fact: The video was, in fact, posted by a Reddit user who, along with his friends, was watching a JF-17 aircraft taxiing into a PAF base. An aircraft was […]
Claim: According to a tweet circulating online, Pakistan’s current prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, wore a scarf bearing the Palestinian flag to show his support for the Palestinian cause. Fact: Sharif wore the flag in 2021 when he was a member of the opposition, not recently after becoming the country’s prime minister. On 2 June 2022, […]
Claim: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has suggested that families should learn how to share one piece of bread in light of surging inflation in the country. Fact: Ismail did not make any such suggestion. In fact, he was referring to an analogy Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif used in a cabinet meeting to refer to cooperation […]
Claim: According to posts circulating online, the Government of Pakistan might freeze Roshan Digital Accounts (RDAs) — which are frequently used by Pakistanis abroad to send foreign remittances and investments to Pakistan — as it imposes an economic emergency in Pakistan. Fact: The government is not planning on freezing RDAs, as has been clarified by […]
Claim: An image shared on Facebook depicts people in Srinagar protesting against the recent imprisonment of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik. Fact: The image in question is not from a protest in Srinagar. The image is, in fact, from a 2018 protest in the United States of America. On 5 June 2022, Soch Fact Check […]
Claim: According to news reports, there will be a second hike of between PKR 25-40 in petrol prices, just days after the government increased prices by PKR 30 per litre. Fact: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail denied reports that a second price hike will take place on June 7, saying, “There will be no increase in […]
Claim: British Airways has grounded all flights to Pakistan due to fuel shortages following petrol price hikes. Fact: The UK-based airline has temporarily suspended direct flights between London and Islamabad from 15 – 30 June 2022 due to “operational reasons”. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority has clarified that the claim regarding the suspension of flights […]
Claim: Former president Pervez Musharraf has passed away after being put on a ventilator. Fact: Musharraf’s family issued a clarification stating that the former president had not passed away. They clarified that he was not on a ventilator but had been hospitalised for the last three weeks due to a complication arising from Amyloidosis, a […]