Claim: Several news outlets and social media users reported that Pakistan’s Sindh High Court ordered the government to revoke the ban on social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, within one week. Fact: This claim is false. The Sindh High Court did not issue a direct order to revoke the ban but instead gave […]
Claim: The Iranian president met Imran Khan in Adiala Jail; Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Chaudhry Parvez Elahi were also present. Fact: The claim that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met with Imran Khan in Adiala Jail is false. There is no evidence to support this claim. On 23 April 2024, multiple social media users shared posts […]
Claim: Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son claims that PTI’s MPA Mian Alamdar Qureshi has returned the party ticket and is now contesting for the same constituency (PP 273) from the platform of Pakistan People’s Party Fact: PTI’s PP 273 candidate was not Mian Alamdar Qureshi; it was Iqbal Patafi, who is still contesting for the same […]
Claim: Shah Mahmood Qureshi has been arrested. Fact: Shah Mahmood Qureshi was not arrested. On 10 May 2023, following Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest, a number of social media users claimed that the party’s vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi was also arrested. At the time of publishing, a number of PTI leaders have been […]