Online articles incorrectly claim that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s chief minister, Ali Amin Gandapur, announced in his inaugural speech that military trucks would be barred from entering the province if they refused to undergo a security check.
Claim
“Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has said that from now on one can enter the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [province] without going through a search, not even vehicles of the [Pakistan] army, wrote a user on X, formerly known as Twitter, on March 1. “Our first job will be to eradicate terrorism.”
At the time of writing, the post had received over 160,000 views, 6,000 shares, and 20,000 likes.
Similar assertions have appeared here, here, and here.
Fact
Geo Fact Check reviewed the chief minister’s whole speech, which was broadcast on multiple news networks on March 1.
Gandapur did not make the comment during his lengthy speech of over 27 minutes. The quotation is wrongly attributed to him.
His exact comments when he spoke on terrorism are copied below.
“Terrorism is our province’s most serious threat, and we will try to eliminate it first. No country can progress unless there is peace. We must protect our people and children. Our soldiers and people have made numerous sacrifices. Hopefully, those who seek to promote terror can change their ideas as well.”
