{"id":32644,"date":"2024-06-30T23:40:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T03:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/images-of-pakistan-ex-pm-imran-khans-sons-on-hajj-pilgrimage-are-doctored\/30\/06\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-06-30T23:40:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T03:40:48","slug":"images-of-pakistan-ex-pm-imran-khans-sons-on-hajj-pilgrimage-are-doctored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/images-of-pakistan-ex-pm-imran-khans-sons-on-hajj-pilgrimage-are-doctored\/30\/06\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Images of Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan&#8217;s sons &#8216;on hajj pilgrimage&#8217; are doctored"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:99%\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\" caption-wrapper=\"\" caption-aligned-with-image=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span>Screenshot of the doctored images shared on X, captured June 25, 2024<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p>The edited pictures circulated elsewhere on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/EJM4-FTMM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a> as well as on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240625091016\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fparveen.shah.319%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0KCEusoEf7H2F5SuQ7FzySFHTuzoEsLW3J5K1iby6jZ7Aesw3Rmhq8M8QyfKGYPaxl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240625085603\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmujahid.chan.507%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0J4c6FEHCzvMEQiSppGM5qJPFuhfNCYX5yYV2PGuMZGkVtPFB7so569TR1ZVJxRa1l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240625085044\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwajid.ullah.94651774%2Fposts%2Fpfbid032GL89AcfGzt3yEsmV3f14PTAEjFvFu13RvVbSim2qoS3Qcn5k1rvSo3Rop6wDzppl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While comments suggested some social media users recognised the images were edited, others appeared to believe they were genuine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congratulations @Jemima_Khan for the Hajj of your children,&#8221; one comment read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;May Allah accept their Hajj,&#8221; another said.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistani media organisation Soch Fact Check previously\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sochfactcheck.com\/photos-do-not-show-imran-khan-sons-sulaiman-isa-khan-kasim-khan-on-way-to-hajj-eid\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:debunked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">debunked<\/a> the images (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/C778-9MGF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>A reverse image search on Google found the image of the pair on a plane was taken from a photo\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqKTQwCJCjU\/embed\/captioned\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:posted;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">posted<\/a> on Instagram by Asim Riaz, who appeared in popular Indian reality show\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorstv.com\/bigg-boss-16\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bigg Boss;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bigg Boss<\/a> (archived links <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240626040228\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqKTQwCJCjU\/embed\/captioned\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240626051709\/https:\/\/www.colorstv.com\/us\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Riaz, who posted the photo on March 24, 2023, is seen sitting next to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlyGoni\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Aly Goni;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Aly Goni<\/a>, who starred in a different season of the same reality show (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/H9FK-KYDZ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The post&#8217;s caption included a hashtag that indicated both were travelling to Mecca to perform a pilgrimage made at any time of year and unlike hajj is not obligatory for Muslims.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a screenshot comparison of the first doctored image (left) and original photo from\u00a0<span>Riaz&#8217;s Instagram account<\/span> (right):<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 385px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:40%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/WaviuJk8hwd.YY.dxaJNdA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwMzQ7aD04MTY-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/a568e847194052bd5ff3559e9a79f3da\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshots comparison of the photos in the misleading post (left) and original photo on Riaz's Instagram account (right)&lt;\/span&gt;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2ylcebIxAJA8P2ocC65oFA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTM4NQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/a568e847194052bd5ff3559e9a79f3da\"\/><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;&lt;button class=\" link=\"\" caas-lightbox=\"\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"\/><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span>Screenshots comparison of the photos in the misleading post (left) and original photo on Riaz&#8217;s Instagram account (right)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Riaz posted various photos from his umrah pilgrimage on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Indian media outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/entertainment\/tv\/aly-goni-asim-riaz-share-pics-as-they-head-to-mecca-together-for-umrah-101679642382951.html#:~:text=The%20two%20are-,childhood%20friends,-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hindustan Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hindustan Times<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aninews.in\/news\/entertainment\/out-of-box\/aly-goni-asim-riaz-to-perform-their-first-umrah-this-ramzan20230324144648\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ANI;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ANI<\/a> reported on Riaz and Goni&#8217;s umrah pilgrimage in 2023 (archived links\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/K4DG-DGMZ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/Z256-NXR2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the other edited photo shared on social media appearing to show the brothers standing before the Kaaba originally also showed reality star Riaz.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqzOqEXJ4y_\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:posted;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">posted<\/a> the photo on Instagram on April 9, 2023 with the caption: &#8220;Alhamdulihah (praise God) umrah with my brother&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240626040244\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqzOqEXJ4y_\/embed\/captioned\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The image of the Kaaba was digitally added to that picture.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a screenshot comparison of the doctored image circulating online (left) and the <span>original photo<\/span> (right):<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 311px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the photo in the misleading post (left) and original photo (right)&lt;\/span&gt;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/0fOtu9Cv3hr0N4CvQ6z8zg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTUyNw--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/d5eb648b8b24793dd691b59650dbc050\"\/><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\" caption-wrapper=\"\" caption-aligned-with-image=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span>Screenshot comparison of the photo in the misleading post (left) and original photo (right)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p>Imran Khan &#8212; who was found guilty of graft over gifts he received in his time as premier &#8212; remains wildly popular in Pakistan, despite not being on the ballot for the country&#8217;s April 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>While his 14-year sentence has been suspended, the conviction still stands.<\/p>\n<p>A Pakistan high court overturned his treason conviction in June but he remains jailed for breaking Islamic law by marrying his wife Bushra Bibi too soon after her divorce.<\/p>\n<p>He claims the cases were orchestrated to prevent his return to power.<\/p>\n<p>AFP has repeatedly debunked misinformation related to Khan <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.34W88HM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.34VU263\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.34TK8CM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside 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