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Did Trump just tweet in Imran Khan’s favour?

News Desk

Nov 11

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) followers on social media have been engaging with a blue tick verified account seemingly run by United States (US) President-elect Donald J. Trump, resharing a video that was posted by the handle, featuring a short clip from an interview of former prime minister (PM) Imran Khan.

 

The post on X (formerly Twitter) has garnered more than 250,000 views with 13,000 likes and almost 5,000 re-tweets, while the screenshot of the post has also gone viral in multiple WhatsApp groups in Pakistan. 


On November 10, the account posted a clip of Khan’s interview with Fox News from 2019, when he visited the US and met then-president Trump. In the interview, Khan appreciated Trump for being a “completely straightforward man and my whole delegation – we loved the meeting”.

 


Firstly, the verified account by the username ‘Donald J. Trump Potus Commentary’ itself states in its bio that it is “not affiliated with Trump.” Upon further research, the account has a history of posting in Urdu and commenting on local politics of Pakistan. One of the posts in Urdu on October 24 stated: “History has forgotten Justice Munir and Justice Qazi Faez Isa will be remembered for judicial regression.”


It may be noted that several past tweets have also been deleted by the user since after netizens found out about the account’s history.

However, PTI followers have been engaging with the post, with one user commenting: “It’s appalling that such a courageous and honest leader is languishing behind bars on false charges . Please help get Khan out 🙏🏼🙏🏼.”


Another user pointed out that the account has nothing to do with Trump, writing, “Pakistanio [sic] is account ka Donald Trump say koi taluq nahi hai 😭 Only the ppl of Pakistan protesting in mass numbers can free IK. Focus on that. Rest is all noise.”

 


As the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, swept the polls in the US last week, congratulatory messages poured in from across the world. However, unbeknownst to the American public and the president-elect himself, PTI’s leadership and followers have pinned their hopes on the incoming US president to get justice for Imran Khan.


PTI blamed the US for conspiring against its government when Khan was ousted from power through a no-confidence motion in 2022. Khan, in an infamous rally, had waved a page in front of a charged crowd, which was allegedly the cypher sent to Islamabad by Pakistan's ambassador in Washington.
However, later, Khan and his party changed their narrative as the American-Pakistani community continuously lobbied among US politicians to pressure the Pakistan government to release the incarcerated former prime minister.

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