Fact Focus

Ahmad Noorani from Washington DC Since the appointment of Army Chief General Asim Munir, the grip of General Headquarters (GHQ) on civilian institutions has tightened to an unprecedented level, with his relatives and close associates blatantly interfering in major government appointments and holding top positions despite little to no performance, exemplifying the military’s unchecked hegemony and misgovernance in Pakistan.

“I looked at my son lying on the floor in the FIA detention cell and almost didn’t recognize him. What I saw was heartbreaking: my only son had been brutally tortured, the mother of young boy, a false blasphemy case victim, says. In just one week, he had lost a significant amount of weight. He was threatened, beaten, and subjected to electric shocks in his genital area. He was given just enough food and water to keep him alive. I was informed that my son had already ‘confessed’ to the crime.

Mohsin Naqvi’s caretaker government, in indecent haste, approved 48 crore rupees in November 2023 to construct studs around Ahad Cheema’s family lands in Hafizabad Cheema was advisor to the Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif at that time Despite controversial approval, Maryam Nawaz government not only proceeded with construction of the project but also gave an additional approval taking the project cost to 84 Crore rupees An interesting situation emerged when Fact Focus sought to understand the...

Youngsters mostly trapped by a blasphemy business group into sharing blasphemous content 70% Young boys and girls are in their twenties or even younger. 100% victims belong poor or lower middle class families. 99.99% are Muslims. 80% cases registered in 2022 onward.

IPP’s founder Tareen acquired a business “Faruki Pulp Mills” in 2007 when he was a federal minister for industries under General Musharaf Tareen had loans totaling Rs109 million written off by the respective bank before subsequently assuming the roles of director and CEO of the company State Bank of Pakistan reported this loan write off to Election Commission of Pakistan ahead of 2013 general elections Tareen took the plea before the returning officer by presenting evidence that he became...

Toshakhana Policies after 2000 [Watch Fact Focus #GoFundMe video] (Please click on a link to download the pdf file containing the corresponding procedure/policy for the retention of Toshakhana gifts) 2001: August 21, 2001 – Free upto Rs10,000 – 15% 2004: October 6, 2004 – Free upto Rs10,000 – 15% 2007: June 25, 2007 – Free upto Rs10,000 – 15% 2011: October 25, 2011 – Free upto Rs10,000 – 20% 2017: October 13, 2017 – Free upto Rs30,000 – 20% 2018: December 18, 2018 – Free upto Rs30,000 – 50%...

New York City government record proves Gen Shafaat purchased a luxurious apartment in downtown Manhattan by paying USD 1.4 million in 2012 Pakistani records indicate that General Shaffat continued to conceal his Manhattan property from Pakistani tax authorities as long as he retained sole ownership of the property.

Ayesha Amjad played cat and mouse with FBR for four years

FBR digs out discrepancies in the wealth statements of COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s spouse After a long sequel of mutual correspondence, FBR closed down one inquiry whereas mystery shrouds the outcome of other inquiries against Ayesha Amjad FBR showed dissatisfaction with the source of income, mode of acquisition, concealment of properties, and transfer of assets as gifts from her spouse. Ultimately, the officer dealing with the issues was changed and one inquiry was closed.

Fact Focus states that General Qamar Bajwa should not use ISPR to dodge people and clearly identify what is in the story about his assets is wrong. Fact Focus calls upon army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to come up with any single asset or property wrongly attributed to him, his wife, his daughter-in-law, or any of his family members instead of using ISPR to issue twisted and dodgy statements.