@PublicNews_Com, a Pakistani TV channel, last night claimed in a social media post that “former Jamaat-e-Islami @SenatorMushtaq Ahmed Khan has announced his joining of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.” The post further stated that Mushataq met with former National Assembly Speaker @AsadQaiserPTI in Bani Gala, expressing his regret over leaving @JIPOfficial. The channel also announced that Mushataq and Asad would hold a joint press conference to reveal their future plans, Following this news without verifying @siasatpk and so many PTI leadership accounts starting posting the same on their digital media accounts.

However, Jamaat-e-Islami’s spokesperson in Islamabad, Amir Baloch, categorically denied the news, calling it baseless. Mushataq Ahmed Khan himself expressed surprise over the unverified reports. Amir Baloch emphasized that national TV channels should verify such news before airing them.