Reports claiming that Member National Assembly Mohsin Dawar and his colleagues faced an assassination attempt on their way to Peshawar from Islamabad have been doing the rounds on social media, but the lawmaker’s colleagues have declared them false.
A fake screenshot of journalist Saleem Safi’s tweet is being circulated on social media, saying that Moshin Dawar, National Democratic Movement’s founder, and his colleagues faced an assassination attempt when they were on their way to Peshawar from Islamabad.
However, Khushal Khan Khattak, who is also a member of the NDM, rubbished the report, saying that the lawmaker is safe.
“Please verify before sharing further. There was no attack,” he added.
There are fake screenshots of fake reports circulating about an attack on @mjdawar. He is safe and is alright. Please verify before sharing further. There was no attack. pic.twitter.com/240siIL7nl
— Khushal Khan (@Khushal_Khattak) April 20, 2023
This is a fake screenshot. Someone took the time to make this fake screenshot of @SaleemKhanSafi to spread this fake news. Beyond shameful.
— Khushal Khan (@Khushal_Khattak) April 20, 2023
Earlier, the Defence Ministry submitted a report to the Supreme Court, fearing all the worst-case scenarios if general elections are held on May 14 in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies, including an all-out war with India, threats from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and IS fighters returning to Pakistan from several countries.
The report also claimed that several threats have been received against senior leaders of political parties, while warning of possible clashes between supporters of political parties.
