The clip, which gave the impression that Miandad and Khan bitter rivals through their narrative cricket careerswas shared nearly a year after Khan was jailed on charges the former prime minister said were orchestrated to prevent his return to power (archived links) here And here).
Analysts said that Pakistan mighty armywho held direct power for decades and still wields immense power was likely behind the series of lawsuits.
An Islamabad judge overturned his conviction for an illegal marriage in mid-July, while the Supreme Court ruled Members of his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) should have been able to run as party candidates in the February elections.
This would give the PTI additional parliamentary seats reserved for political parties.
However, Khan remains in prison over new charges of inciting protests and corruption.
The same video was shared on TikTok along with similar claims here And hereand on Facebook hereand viewed thousands of times in total.
Comments on the posts showed that some users thought Miandad was going to make an anti-Khan statement.
“Another sacrificial lamb,” one user commented, while another said, “By this Javed Miandad loses his own honor; for Khan nothing will change, God willing.”
But the clip circulating online has nothing to do with Khan.
‘Beating Retreat’
Google keyword searches led to the the same images posted on Miandad’s official YouTube channel on August 21, 2022 (archived link).
The title of the short YouTube video was: “At Wagah Border”.
Below is a screenshot of the clip used in the fake post (left) and the short YouTube video from August 2022 (right):
According to an article from Pakistan Geo News published on August 23, 2022, Miandad was invited as a special guest to attend a flag-raising ceremony in Wagah, on the Indian border (archived link).
Images of Miandad During the ceremony he wore the same dark blue clothes that were featured in the article.
Local media also reported that Miandad was invited to the ceremony here And here (archived links here And here).
Officially known as Defeat withdrawalDuring the ceremony, Pakistani and Indian soldiers dance in a theatrical step on either side of the thick iron fences that separate the nuclear-armed South Asian rivals.
The performance ends with the lowering of the flags and a firm, brotherly handshake.
