Javed Chaudhry signs off from Express News after 18 years on ‘Kal Tak’
November 07, 2025: Veteran journalist Javed Chaudhry bids farewell to Express News after 18 years on Kal Tak, marking the end of an era in Pakistani television journalism.
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ISLAMABAD—iVerify Pakistan, a fact-checking initiative by UNDP and CEJ-IBA, has debunked claims that journalist Matiullah Jan was dishonorably discharged from the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA). The viral video circulating on social media was found to be doctored using AI and originates from the drama serial Ehd-e-Wafa, aired on HUM TV.
The video began trending on X (formerly Twitter) on November 28, with users sharing it to criticize Jan. Accounts linked to PTI critics and pro-military narratives alleged that Jan was expelled due to "character issues." Notably, journalist Wajahat Kazmi and other pro-government profiles also shared the video with similar claims.
Upon analysis, the video was traced to the 16th episode of Ehd-e-Wafa, specifically at the 7:32-minute mark, uploaded on YouTube in 2020. A comparison revealed AI editing, as Jan's face was superimposed onto a PMA cadet's body, with visible distortions at the 26-second mark of the viral clip.
iVerify confirmed, "The claim that the video shows Matiullah Jan being drummed out of PMA is false." Suno News, a platform linked to spreading the video, declined to comment.
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