According to reports, on Friday, September 29, 2023, a series of suicide attacks in Pakistan resulted in at least 59 people killed and dozens injured in Pakistan.
The first explosion occurred near Medina Mosque in the Mastung region of Balochistan province, Pakistan. Reports indicate that as a result of this explosion, at least 56 people were killed and dozens more injured.
The second explosion took place in a mosque in the Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, located in the northwest of Pakistan. This attack involved two bombs and resulted in the deaths of four people, with nearly 40 others trapped under the rubble.
In addition to reporting on these attacks, some media outlets and social media users have also shared several images purportedly depicting these events.
In these images, injured people, policemen, wreckage of vehicles, smoke and fire can be seen in the places where the blasts occurred.
However, our findings indicate that these images are not from the recent explosions in Pakistan; rather, they are from different events that occurred several years ago in Pakistan.
Fact Check
Our investigation indicates that these images are not from the recent explosions in Pakistan; Rather, they are of the different events that happened several years ago in Pakistan.
Here are the actual contexts of the images shared.
Image 1
In this picture, two men are seen at the explosion site, which is burning.
The new humanitarian published this image on Monday, 11.09.2009.
In the description of the photo is written: “The terrible aftermath of a huge bomb blast in the western Pakistani city of Peshawar on 29 October which left 117 people dead”.
The new humanitarian / Archived-Link
Image 2 and 3
In these two pictures, men are seen that carrying wounded people.
These images are from the blast that occurred in Peshawar, Pakistan on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013.
The reports say, at least 40 people were killed and about 100 were wounded as a result of this event.
Image 4
In this picture, two policemen are seen searching among the wreckage of vehicles, smoke and fire caused by the explosion. This picture was taken on March 14, 2014.
In the description of this photo, Alamy stated: “In this March 14, 2014 file photo, soldiers of the Pakistani paramilitary force visit the site of a bombing, in Quetta, Pakistan. Two Pakistani research groups have noted a significant drop in militant violence in the country last year but say that for the trend to continue, authorities need to fight sectarian and anti-Indian extremists based in the most populous Punjab province”.
Two explosions occurred in Quetta and Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, March 14, 2014. These explosions left nearly 20 dead and more than 80 injured.
Image 5
In this picture, the wreckage of motorcycles and a team of investigators are seen in an exploded place.
Reuters published this photo on Jan 20, 2022. Along with the photo, it has been reported that 3 people were killed as a result of a bomb explosion in eastern Pakistan.
The media described the photo as: “Members of crime scene unit and a bomb disposal team gather after a blast in a market, in Lahore, Pakistan January 20, 2022”.
Reuters-Report / Archived-Link
Conclusion
Our investigation proves that some of the images shared by some media outlets and social media users in connection with the recent blasts in Pakistan are old and unrelated.
Title:Old Pictures shared as images of recent blast in Pakistan
Written By: Fact Crescendo TeamResult: False
