Two pictures showed PTI founder Imran Khan’s sons, Sulaiman Isa Khan and Kasim Khan, on their way to perform Hajj and in front of the Kaaba are fake and doctored.
The viral visual accompanied by the following text showed the sons of former PM are in Saudi Arabia to peform Hajj.
“بریکنگ نیوز! عمران خان کے دونوں صاحب زادے اس سال حج کی سعادت حاصل کرنے بیت اللہ میں موجود ہیں۔ اللہ ہم سب کو حج کرنے کی توفیق عطا فرمائے۔ آمین (فائل فوٹو)???????????????? [Breaking News! Both the sons of Imran Khan are present in Baitullah [House of God or the Kaaba] to get the blessings of Hajj this year. May Allah grant us all the opportunity to perform Hajj. Amen (file photo)????????????????]”
Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to the Kaaba, is being commemorated from 14 to 19 June 2024 in the Gregorian calendar this year, which corresponds with the five-day period from 8 to 13 Zil Hajj, the 12th month in the Islamic lunar calendar.
The fact check led to a 24 March 2023 article by the Indian publication Lokmat News Hindi, titled “उमराह के लिए रवाना हुए असीम रियाज और अली गोनी, पारंपरिक वेशभूषा में शेयर की तस्वीर [Asim Riaz and Ali Goni left for Umrah, shared a picture in traditional attire].”
The image of the two actors on the plane can also be found on other Indian websites, including Koimoi and India Forums, posted in March 2023.
Furthermore, there are no credible reports of Sulaiman and Kasim Khan going to perform Hajj. Their mother and Imran Khan’s former wife, Jemima Goldsmith, has previously clarified that her sons are not on social media.
