Recently, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment by a court. Post the sentence, Imran Khan was arrested in Lahore.
In the backdrop of this, a video of a mob walking on the streets and protesting is going viral on social media. It was claimed that this video is from Faizabad, Pakistan, post-Imran Khan’s arrest.
However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be misleading. This is an old video from last year and not of a recent protest after Imran Khan was arrested.
What’s the claim?
Sharing the video, social media users are claiming that this is a video of a recent protest in Faizabad, Pakistan after Imran Khan was arrested.
This video got viral after a pre-recorded video of Imran Khan came to light. In the video, he can be heard saying that he will be arrested soon. He appealed to the people that they must not sit silently at home as he struggled a lot for them and for the country. He also asked people to continue to protest until they get their fundamental rights.
Fact Check-
A Google Reverse Image Search on a keyframe of the viral video led us to the SBS News website in which a visual from the viral video was published on 5 November 2022. According to the report, supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party threw stones at police during a protest in Rawalpindi. This protest took place after Imran Khan was shot while leading a protest march against the early election and demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
We also found the same video tweeted by a user last year. It was mentioned in the tweet that this is a video of a clash between Tehreek-e-Insaf workers and Islamabad Police in Faizabad.
To confirm the truth of the incident, we contacted a journalist from Pakistan. He told us that this is an old video and not a recent one. The incident took place on 4 November 2022. People came to the streets to protest after former Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot.
Conclusion:
Fact Crescendo found the claim to be misleading. Although this is a video of a protest in Pakistan, it is not of a recent one. This protest took place after Imran Khan was shot in November last year. An old video viral as protests erupted in Pakistan post-Imran Khan’s arrest recently.
Title:Is this a recent video of a protest from Pakistan after Imran Khan was arrested? Know the truth.
Written By: Siddharth SahuResult: False
