FACT CHECK: Did Imran Khan’s sister Noreen Niazi request PM Modi to launch Operation Sindoor 2.0 for her brother’s release?

As Pakistan braces for a mega protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers outside the Islamabad High Court and Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail on Tuesday seeking access to jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a video has been doing the rounds in Pakistan social media showing Imran Khan’s sister Noreen Niazi requesting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch Operation Sindoor 2.0 for her brother’s release.

In the video, Noreen is seen highlighting the plight of Khan. “People tell us this, and many police officers tell us this. They say that deep down, they themselves are with Imran Khan,” Noreen says, adding that, “From your channel’s platform, I also request Modi-ji that Imran Khan can only come out of jail if you do ‘Operation Sindoor 2’.”

The post gained 78,000 views.

The video triggered a controversy with many accusing Noreen of spewing venom against Pakistan. “Viewers, cat has now completely come out of the bag. Imran Khan’s sister Noreen Khan has requested India to conduct Operation Sindoor Part 2 against Pakistan,” one user said.

Ruling party PML-N leader Abid Sher Ali also shared the video on his social media handle, hitting out at Noreen. “The woman scholar is telling Madam Modi that you will only be able to get Imran Khan out if you carry out Operation Sindoor Part Two. In other words, attack Pakistan, and then rescue our brother. If it were up to them, they’d sell the country for Imran Khan’s sake,” he said, calling Noreen “loathsome” and “treacherous”.

Najam Wali Khan, an anchorperson at state-owned PTV News, also used the video to slam Noreen. adding that Khan should have stayed in India if it was better. “This woman is still telling her Playboy loafer brother, even after he got the position of prime minister, that he didn’t get respect in Pakistan and he shouldn’t have migrated; he should have stayed in India, India was better. It would be better if her brother were taken out of jail, she and her supporters were brought to the Wagah border in a procession while being beaten with shoes, and they were all pushed back to Hindustan.”

However, according to Karachi-based Dawn Newspaper, the video is AI generated.

According to Dawn, analysis of the video using the forensic tool Deepware showed that the clip was flagged as “suspicious”. It added that a keyword search for the alleged video did not yield any news reports of Noreen making the alleged appeal to PM Modi.

A reverse image search also showed the clip was from a video interview given to an Indian channel a few days ago, wherein she expresses concern over Khan’s health. The report added that at no point did Noreen make any remarks about Operation Sindoor and PM Modi.