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Claim: A post suggests Kasim and Sulaiman Khan have arrived in Pakistan.   Fact: The image of Khan’s sons is AI-generated and the video in the background shows a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally held in Gujranwala in 2022.   On 12 July 2025, a Facebook user posted an image of Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan’s […]

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Claim: Pakistan International Airlines’ pilot mistakenly landed a Peshawar-bound flight in Karachi. Fact: The flight landed in Karachi due to technical issues in the aircraft.  A Facebook user shared a video (archive) of angry passengers on an airplane, with the caption: کا پائیلٹ پشاور جانے والی فلائیٹ کو غلطی سے کراچی لے آیا // کیا […]

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Claim: A viral picture shows that Pakistan’s flag carrier, the PIA, has hoisted a pride flag at its Amsterdam office. Fact: The photo shows the PIA’s office in Amsterdam, which has been closed for nearly a decade, rendering the claim false. A spokesperson for the airline said the flag was put up by the municipality […]

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Claim: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has successfully cleared all its liabilities, debts, and arrears ahead of privatisation. Fact: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has not cleared its liabilities and debts. PIA itself released a statement clarifying that its debts have not been cleared. On 3 April 2024, Economy.pk published an image (archive) on their Instagram page […]

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Claim: Startup Pakistan shared a post claiming that the Pakistani government is selling a 100%  stake in several state-owned companies, namely Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan State Oil, Sui Southern Gas Company, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines, Oil & Gas Development Company,  and Pakistan Petroleum. An article linked in the post further states that the government repealed […]

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