After former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed blamed the police of raiding him home as well as party officeFacebook and Twitter shared a photo allegedly showing him hiding from police. in hospital. However, the photo was taken in June 2020 when Ahmed was treated. for COVID-19. He showed up in public in August 2022 after claims of his cover-up circulated.
” one who sets parliament on fire and gives open threats to institutions, Sheikh Rashid made justification of sick and hiding in hospital,” the tweet read. posted on 11th August.
Tweet posted by account with more than 110,000 followers, shows a photo of Ahmed in hospital bed.
Ahmed – vocal critic of Decree coalition what took power after ex-prime minister Imran Khan was kicked out office in April.
Ahmed served as interior minister under Khan and head of Pakistan Muslim Awami League (AML) party.
The photo was posted online, including on Facebook and Twitter after Ahmed blamed the police in capital islamabad of raiding him home and AML offices.
The police denied having searched his home, but did not comment on alleged raid on AML offices.
Ahmed’s application hours after senior member of PTI, Shahbaz Gill, was arrested on accusations of make seditious remarks on live TELEVISION.
The police conducted a search homes and offices of line of opposition party members after Khan’s exile.
A little social media users seem to believe photos sincerely show Ahmed hides in hospital.
“Sheikh Rashid reached the hospital for treatment out of fear of arrested, one user wrote.
Another described Ahmed as “the devil of Pindi”, referring to the ex-minister of the constituency and accused him of of “simulating disease” in light of “The Situation of Shahbaz Gill”.
However, the claim false.
COVID-19 in 2020
Reverse Image Search found photo in report from private TV channel published on YouTube on June 14, 2020
Photo shown at 42-second mark when anchor says in Urdu: “Infected with COVID, Sheikh Rashid hospitalized.”
photography can also see at 02:35 in segment on Ahmed’s illness to others private channel published on same day.
Below is a screenshot for photo comparison in messages with in one on the air news channel.
Ahmed denied allegations that he was in hiding in hospital in press conference on 12th of August, in what did he say the photo is circulating online was old.
“My photo from the crown times went viral. These people wish I was dead,” he said.
Geo News informed on press conference in article featuring a circulating in a false context.
Ahmed has made public appearance since false there was a claim. Video on his facebook page here as well as here show he’s holding a rally outside his residence in Rawalpindi on August 13, the day before of Pakistan Independence Day.
