An edited video of Ali Amin Gandapur — a politician from former Pakistani President Imran Khan’s party – appeared online with the false claim that it showed him apologizing for the violent protests that rocked the country after Khan’s arrest in May 2023. In the original video, he actually says he would apologize if there was evidence of his involvement in the unrest.
“It is my mistake and it was a mistake. I went to Corps Commander House Peshawar and apologised,” said an Urdu post on X (formerly Twitter) which shared the video on August 11.
“Imran Khan also made mistakes. He should admit his mistakes and apologize.”
The post showed a video of Ali Amin Gandapur, the senior leader of the Pakistan Movement for Justice (PTI), speaking to reporters outside Adiala Prison south of the capital Islamabad.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister and ex-cricket star Imran Khan has been in prison since August 2023, when he was convicted of corruption.
His arrest on May 9 of that year sparked violent protests across Pakistan, marked by unprecedented anger at the military – which Khan had criticized after his ouster in 2022 (archived link).
Protesters stormed the corps commander’s residence in Lahore and laid siege to a gate of the army headquarters in Rawalpindi. In Peshawar, a mob destroyed the Chaghi Memorial – a mountain-shaped sculpture honoring the site of Pakistan’s first nuclear test (archived link).
Khan was again accused of inciting sedition, while Gandapur was charged with involvement and later released on bail (archived link).
The video shared online appears to show Gandapur apologizing and repeatedly saying, “Yes, it was my mistake.”