Pakistan lawmaker's remarks on political system misrepresented as support for Imran Khan

After Pakistan imposed emergency rule on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in October 2026, a video of a ruling party politician was misrepresented in posts claiming it showed him reacting to the development and speaking in favour of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. Khawaja Saad Rafique's remarks were made a month before Islamabad sidelined the provincial administration, following days of anti-government protests by Khan's supporters. An analysis of his remarks also shows he was speaking about Pakistan's broader political landscape rather than Khan specifically.