{"id":1505076,"date":"2022-06-06T10:50:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T14:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1505076"},"modified":"2022-06-06T10:51:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T14:51:15","slug":"fact-check-does-this-video-show-pakistani-police-torturing-a-protester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-pakistani-police-torturing-a-protester\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Pakistani Police Torturing A Protester?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-video-show-pakistani-police-torturing-a-protester%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1505076&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/JIZny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> purportedly shows law enforcement in Pakistan\u2019s Punjab province torturing a protester.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The video, which is more than a year old, shows police officers disarming a man with a blade, according to the Punjab Police.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former Pakistani Prime Minister <span class=\"il\">Imran<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Khan was ousted April 10 following a vote of no-confidence,<\/span>\u00a0according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-19844270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>. Khan, who serves as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insaf.pk\/what-is-pti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tehreek-e-Insaf<\/a> (PTI) political party chairman, called for a march to Islamabad May 25 to reject the country\u2019s new \u201cimported government,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2359677\/imran-calls-nationwide-protest-against-fuel-price-hike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Express Tribune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook video shows two uniformed police officers struggling with a man, purportedly a PTI supporter, on a crowded street. One of the officers appears to rip something from the man\u2019s hand as the other holds the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatch (sic) the clip, Punjab Police pulling nails of PTI protester,\u201d reads the video\u2019s caption. \u201cI belive (sic) we reached near to Palestine or Occupied Kashmir.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/15\/fact-check-indian-politician-pakistan-1-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Indian Politician Rahul Gandhi Say That Pakistan Can Be \u2018Bought\u2019 For Less Than $1 Billion?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The video predates the current protests and does not feature a person having his nails removed. The Punjab Police <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialDPRPP\/status\/1385209766553739266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">replied<\/a> to an April 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashidMMC\/status\/1385185910971588609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> featuring the video and clarified the officers were trying to seize a blade from a person who was accused of robbery and drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ur\">\u0645\u0644\u0632\u0645 \u06a9\u06d2 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0641 \u0645\u062e\u062a\u0644\u0641 \u062a\u06be\u0627\u0646\u0648\u06ba \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0688\u06a9\u06cc\u062a\u06cc\u060c \u0631\u0627\u06c1\u0632\u0646\u06cc\u060c \u0645\u0646\u0634\u06cc\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0686\u0648\u0631\u06cc \u0633\u0645\u06cc\u062a \u062f\u06cc\u06af\u0631 \u0633\u0646\u06af\u06cc\u0646 \u0648\u0627\u0631\u062f\u0627\u062a\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u06d2 50 \u0633\u06d2 \u0632\u0627\u0626\u062f \u0645\u0642\u062f\u0645\u0627\u062a \u062f\u0631\u062c \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba\u060c\u0627\u0633 \u0648\u06cc\u0688\u06cc\u0648 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u067e\u0648\u0644\u06cc\u0633 \u0627\u06c1\u0644\u06a9\u0627\u0631 \u0645\u0644\u0632\u0645 \u0633\u06d2 \u0628\u0644\u06cc\u0688 \u0644\u06cc\u0646\u06d2 \u06a9\u06cc \u06a9\u0648\u0634\u0634 \u06a9\u0631 \u0631\u06c1\u06d2 \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u0627\u0633 \u06a9\u06d2 \u0646\u0627\u062e\u0646 \u0646\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u0627\u062a\u0627\u0631\u06d2 \u06af\u0626\u06d2 \u06c1\u0627\u062a\u06be \u067e\u0627\u0624\u06ba \u0628\u0644\u06a9\u0644 \u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba\u06d4\u0645\u0644\u0632\u0645 \u0633\u06d2 \u0645\u0646\u0634\u06cc\u0627\u062a \u0628\u06be\u06cc \u0628\u0631\u0622\u0645\u062f \u06c1\u0648\u0626\u06cc \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba\u06d4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vOgK1ROqe7\">pic.twitter.com\/vOgK1ROqe7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Punjab Police Official (@OfficialDPRPP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialDPRPP\/status\/1385209766553739266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn this video, police officers are trying to take a blade from the accused,\u201d the tweet reads in part. \u201cDrugs were also recovered from the accused.\u201d Check Your Fact found no credible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Punjab+Police+fingernails&#038;ei=kXOaYrioE7yWwbkPncaZ0AI&#038;ved=0ahUKEwj4tLDvk5L4AhU8SzABHR1jBioQ4dUDCA4&#038;uact=5&#038;oq=Punjab+Police+fingernails&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAEEcQsANKBAhBGABKBAhGGABQ1QFY-RRgiCBoAXABeACAATuIAYUCkgEBNZgBAKABAcgBBMABAQ&#038;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> refuting the explanation from the Punjab Police.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation has arisen from the ongoing political upheaval in Pakistan. Check Your Fact previously <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/05\/04\/fact-check-new-york-herald-political-cartoon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> a viral post that claimed the New York Herald published a political cartoon mocking Pakistan for deposing Khan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video shared on Facebook purportedly shows law enforcement in Pakistan\u2019s Punjab province torturing a protester.Verdict: False The video, which is more than a year old, shows police officers disarming<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1505076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1505076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1505076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1505076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1505076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}