The publications of the users on the social media platform X on Monday shared a notification, claiming that he declared orders for the dismissal of Pakhtun FC staff for refusing to open fire against the civilians Pakhtun in the midst of recent protests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. However, the notification was dated July 21 and was not linked to FC.
On Sunday, seven people were shot after a protest outside a military installation in Tirah took a violent turn. Hundreds of tribes had brought the body of a girl, who according to them were killed in a mortar strike in the town of Darbar de Peer Mela in Zakhakhel a day before, to the headquarters of the brigade in Bagh-Maidan Markaz.
The situation became violent when an angry mafia, which mostly includes young men, ignored the calls of local elders to keep calm. First they set up an excavator parked outside the headquarters of the brigade, and then tried to force the main door of the garrison. According to reports, the security personnel who protect the installation opened fire to control the crowd.
On Monday, an X user, who seemed to be a supporter of the Pashtun Tahaffuz movement of Rights Group Tahaffuz of his previous publications and cover photo, shared a notification.
The legend of the publication said: “In the FC, the Pakhtuns who refused to shoot against their companions Pakhtuns have been dismissed today. Praise God, a considerable level of consciousness has been achieved.”
The post did not clarify whether it referred to the border body or the Federal Police, since both forces abbreviated as the FC and did not provide other contextual details, such as the date, the location and nature of the alleged incident, when the staff refused to shoot.
Frontier Corps is a group of four paramilitary forces officiated by the Pakistan army, while the Federal Police is headed by officers of the Pakistan police service.
Frontier Corps participates mainly in border and counterinsurgency management operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan. On the other hand, the Federal Police focuses on maintaining the law and order within the country.
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Others also shared the document with the same statement that can be seen here, here and here.
A verification of facts began to determine the veracity of the claim due to its virality and public interest in recent violence and disturbances in KP.
The notification was dated July 21, seven days before the incident that took place in Tirah. The order on the notification declared: “The following police officer of this police district is suspended and near the Kalaya Police because they have not obeyed the legal order of their superior officer and have not arrived in the police after Ghunda Mela.”
“SP Investigation Orakzai is appointed research officer with immediate effect,” he added.
The order was also issued by the Orakzai district police officer instead of the Federal Government or Army.
The keyword and searches for reverse images led to several news reports from Tribal news network, GNN and 24 News HD Published on July 23, which declared that the notification belonged to the dismissal of 42 police officers in KP who refused to appear for the service during an anti -terrorism operation in the Ghunda Mela area.
According to July 22 Sunrise News report, at least eight security men were martyred and several other injured in two consecutive attacks in the tribal district of Orakzai on July 21, the same date as the notification.
He added that the reports suggested that security personnel faced assailants in the Ghunda Mela area. At least three militants were also killed in the commitment.
None of the reports of that period mentioned any instance of FC personnel who refused to open fire against civilians.
Therefore, the verification of facts determined that the statement that a notification orders the dismissal of Pakhtun FC staff for refusing to open fire against people in the middle of the current situation in KP is FAKE. The notification was issued on July 21 and refers to a disciplinary action for police officers in Orakzai who refused to report for the service.
This fact verification was originally published by Iverify Pakistan, a CEJ-IBA and UNDP project.
