Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi is a Pakistani politician who served as the 29th Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022. He previously held the post from 2008 to 2011.

A picture of PTI Key Member Shah Mahmood Qureshi went viral over social media claiming that Shah Mahmood Qureshi is about to join Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). A social media-based news website also posted an article with a similar claim.

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Debunked Source

اسلام آباد زرداري ھائوس مین مخدوم شاھ محمود قريشي کی سيد خورشيد شاھ اعتزاز احسن کے ساتھ ون ٽو ون ملاقات https://t.co/etzofO2G1w

— team_bilawal (@NEWS_BILAWAL) July 1, 2022

بڑی خبر پی ٹی آئی کا بڑا گروپ غیر مشروط پیپلز پارٹی میں شامل ہو رہا ہے

Fact Check

In order to investigate the claim, we performed a reverse image search of the shared image. The search revealed that the viral video dates back to 12^th April 2016. 

(Screenshot from Dunya News website)

Journalist Hamza Azhar Salam tweeted that Zain Hussain Qureshi, son of Shah Mahmood Qureshi, denied the rumors about meeting with PPP officials during an interview with @ThePakDaily.

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Source

https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/331871-No-more-solo-flight-PTI-PPP-leaders-meet-to-revi

Govt, Opp look for allies as battle approaches

Exclusive: Makhdoom @ZainHQ says rumours about his father @SMQureshiPTI holding a recent meeting with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Asif Ali Zardari are "fake news" in an exclusive conversation with @ThePakDaily. pic.twitter.com/sitbJCGUCc

— Hamza Azhar Salam (@HamzaAzhrSalam) July 4, 2022

Rating

Misinformation/ False Context / Propaganda

Conclusion

Our fact-check confirmed that the viral video dates back to 12^th April 2016. The picture was shared in a false context to mislead the general public about the resignation of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf’s key member Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

ABCDE Framework-Based Analysis and Assessment

Actor	Independent social media accounts dedicated to Pakistan People’s Party and Muslim League Nawaz are spreading disinformation about Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf’s member.
Behavior	Old pictures with misleading statements are posted and circulated widely on twitter.
Content	Social Media posts.
Degree	The Target audience of this post was the general public, disinformation was mainly shared on Twitter. No synthetic means were used to make the post viral, however, old pictures were resurfaced with misleading claims.
Effect	Disinformation is spreading hoaxes and making Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf supporters panic, as Shah Mahmood Qureshi is a key figure of the party.