Claim: All records were destroyed in a fire at the Custom Intelligence Office in Quetta. Fact: There was a fire at the customs office in Quetta. However, the incident took place 8 months ago and all records were not destroyed, according to the SSP Quetta’s office and news reports from the time. On 23 December […]
Claim: The UAE has banned visitors from certain cities across Pakistan from entering on a visit visa. Fact: UAE immigration authorities have rejected the claim and confirmed that they have not banned visitors from any city in Pakistan. On 24 December 2022, several pages on Facebook and Instagram shared the claim that Pakistanis living in […]
Claim: News anchor Syed Ali Haider talks about a case of sexual harassment at Quetta’s Heart and General Hospital. He links a viral clip of a doctor sexually assaulting a patient during a surgery to a video of a woman demanding justice for being harassed during surgery. Fact: The video of a doctor sexually assaulting […]
Claim: A video circulating on social media shows sheep and cattle lying dead in muddy water following heavy rain and flooding in Quetta, Balochistan in July 2022. Fact: The video is, in fact, from 2020 and shows the aftermath of deadly floods in northern Saudi Arabia. On 5 July 2022, a video was shared on […]
Claim: Pakistani journalist and author claimed that locals hoisted the Indian flag in Balochistan. Fact: The flag in question is of the Baloch National Party- Mengal; it is not an Indian flag. On August 15, Tarek Fateh, a Canada-based Pakistani author and journalist tweeted a video of young boys holding and hoisting a three-coloured unofficial […]
Claim: A bus caught on fire near Quetta after an accident on the N-25 National Highway claiming 47 lives. Fact: No such incident took place. Pictures and videos shared on social media were taken out of context On 8 June 2020, Soch Fact Check received a Facebook post for verification regarding a fatal bus accident […]