The claim is true.

On July 7, an account on X, formerly known as...]]> ]]> Multiple social media accounts are sharing a video featuring former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, falsely claiming that former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram died of a heart attack.

The claim is false. Akhtar did not make any such statement, and Wasim Akram has rubbished news...]]> ]]> A video of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz is being widely shared on social media with the claim that she said her youngest daughter graduated from college at the age of 13 during a recent speech.

The claim is false. CM Maryam did not say her daughter graduated at the age of...]]> ]]> After the roof of a tutoring centre collapsed in Lahore last month, killing 14 children, a graphic circulating on social media claims that Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat announced that all tuition centres operating in the province would be shut down.

The claim is...]]> ]]> A video circulating on social media claims to show a young woman opening fire on a man who allegedly harassed her on a street in Lahore, forcing him to flee. The clip has been widely shared as authentic CCTV footage, with users praising the woman’s actions as an act of...]]> ]]> An image circulating on social media allegedly shows Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan appearing in court while handcuffed. Several users have shared the image as authentic, claiming it depicts a recent court appearance by the imprisoned politician.

The photo is...]]> ]]> A video circulating on social media is being shared as footage of an extraordinary VIP protocol movement for the commissioner of Lahore Division during a visit to Sheikhupura, drawing criticism over the alleged misuse of public resources.

The claim is false.

On June...]]> ]]> Multiple social media posts claim that Nishtar Hospital in Multan terminated the house job of a doctor for uploading objectionable content on his social media account. Some users also questioned the authenticity of the notification issued against the doctor.

The claim...]]> ]]> Social media posts claim that the Punjab government has introduced a Rs2,500 monthly tax on toilets, meaning households with multiple washrooms would have to pay thousands of rupees in additional charges. Some users also shared a bill showing Rs62,500 in charges paid by a hospital with 17...]]> ]]> Multiple online users have accused the Punjab government of shutting down the Mother and Child Hospital in Mianwali, a project initiated during the tenure of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf .

The posts further claim that the 200-bed specialised hospital has been converted into a...]]> ]]> A notification purportedly issued by the University of the Punjab in Lahore is being widely shared on social media with claims that the university has barred PhD research on living personalities unless they have received a civil award from the government. Several users questioned whether the...]]> ]]> A video circulating on X and YouTube has been shared with claims that it shows rats roaming freely around patients and hospital beds at Civil Hospital Quetta in Balochistan.

This claim is false. The footage was recorded at a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh,...]]> ]]> A post circulating on social media claims that codes such as “A-26” or “D-26” printed on household gas cylinders indicate an expiry date in 2026 and warns that such cylinders are expired, unsafe to use, and at risk of exploding.

The claim is...]]> ]]> A post circulating on social media states that Pakistan's telecommunications regulator has introduced a new policy under which active SIM cards cannot be disowned or transferred to another person for one year after activation as part of efforts to prevent unauthorised SIM usage. The post has...]]> ]]> Facebook posts claim that there has been an official ban on unmarried men entering Murree, Punjab’s hilly resort city, till May 31.

The claim is misleading. Bachelors are allowed in the city; they are only restricted for the month from entering the popular tourist location, Mall...]]> ]]> Posts circulating online claim that authorities in Lahore have banned tying sacrificial animals in streets ahead of Eid ul Adha, with the government-run Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority enforcing the restriction.

The claim is false.

On May 18, a news...]]> ]]> Social media users are sharing a black and white photograph published by BBC Urdu, claiming it shows Pakistani former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s mother and grandmother, who allegedly worked as local musicians in Amritsar, India, before moving to Pakistan.

The...]]> ]]> A video widely circulated on social media claims to show a Pakistan Army officer being caught smuggling drugs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The claim is false. The video is old and does not show a serving army officer.

On May 15, a user shared a one-minute video on X, formerly...]]> ]]> Multiple posts circulating online claim that Pakistan’s drug regulator has barred doctors from prescribing medicines by brand name and now requires them to write only the generic name or chemical formula of a medicine. The posts further allege that doctors violating the rule...]]> ]]> A video circulating on social media shows several people assaulting a man inside a mosque. Multiple posts claim that one of the attackers is an office-bearer of the opposition political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , who allegedly attacked a prayer leader in Lahore for not praying...]]>