{"id":98745,"date":"2021-07-20T18:15:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T12:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=98745"},"modified":"2021-07-20T18:15:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T12:45:59","slug":"photo-of-pak-trans-activist-shared-as-daughter-of-afghan-ambassador-to-islamabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-pak-trans-activist-shared-as-daughter-of-afghan-ambassador-to-islamabad\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo of Pak trans activist shared as daughter of Afghan ambassador to Islamabad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On July 16, the ministry of foreign affairs of Afghanistan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mfa_afghanistan\/status\/1416357842253225989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued a statement<\/a> that Silsila Alikhil, daughter of the Afghan ambassador to Islamabad, was kidnapped for several hours and tortured. After the news broke out, several social media users shared a photograph (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeopolUpdates\/status\/1416417328556740617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByRakeshSimha\/status\/1416506547098714112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>) of an injured woman claiming she is Alikhil.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-98745 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-pak-trans-activist-shared-as-daughter-of-afghan-ambassador-to-islamabad\/ae744619-7a58-4777-b8ad-eb0241740fc6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/ae744619-7a58-4777-b8ad-eb0241740fc6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/ae744619-7a58-4777-b8ad-eb0241740fc6.jpg 441w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/ae744619-7a58-4777-b8ad-eb0241740fc6-158x300.jpg 158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-pak-trans-activist-shared-as-daughter-of-afghan-ambassador-to-islamabad\/3639fb8f-9336-4973-ba79-1f642580dc88\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/3639fb8f-9336-4973-ba79-1f642580dc88.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/3639fb8f-9336-4973-ba79-1f642580dc88.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/3639fb8f-9336-4973-ba79-1f642580dc88-164x300.jpg 164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The image was also shared on Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SlayersSquadBackup\/photos\/bc.Abp0Vhpv2nY_sON061_OeY93UcywmC73OI5ho0lp-e6Pmnw8tMgMBQu1xIkN3v6o8Q0MQU72mXyfpcPk3-kKeBaMgFgeBPEJ7werG7DrKMJtML5tNosd5mNNLQxfC2eQa5SsyJbOzTWfxfulxNzh7m7uv68jGbyTiIaS1Q5278er4aDzFsvov_BRTdPkE5Pv6hz2nrPrxFZ_1eoXNZq0m7qm\/539233970846428\/?opaqueCursor=AboGCLctT-B0WC6g0UCIsKaYYH-FpjIfS5rLVxX7DVOPqhxjvBcKk3uluOZfIgzd_bAHkvfC28u-Uh6XgzLL84ZruYGLiVer0-nBC7vQkIhpJaBAapCG1cHnFMKzSTV3nqi7pl3po5z9wMJd_GxFdYY9AXx0CnI9y4CO_dDb-D3zdsASAhIVeiYRZaf6tlQo8GtBKMsjSIESrpkqjYecrpyJEnRdPFAL08AKSCBa2rpgU9TvNkQBLvwvMxM6tlVwQOKXtoj1G2PBck-RtEV1Gq8IEQlIg0RJoj8bDVwcAD7p6OnR48wonbvC_gv6zlLla-AFfhkWc8n7I2YLiE_1ge1efVgHd8VWnpCSboLVucrsVCKogDAz-ELjZdOQDGjgGRo0w94SZO84wcyLeweJ27zmNcpQ99YKInS0vHubN0oG2REZXHM_D7Fibr7iXghf_-g0wGBXBLk50DEDrZpe-WQE9duWLe9DNxerzdiS8K5D3w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrahMosCruiseMissile\/posts\/4365362383488670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SlayersSquadBackup\/posts\/539234000846425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-98745 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-pak-trans-activist-shared-as-daughter-of-afghan-ambassador-to-islamabad\/b534cd4e-bc8f-4e89-a677-d28368262e06\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/b534cd4e-bc8f-4e89-a677-d28368262e06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/b534cd4e-bc8f-4e89-a677-d28368262e06.jpg 509w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/b534cd4e-bc8f-4e89-a677-d28368262e06-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-pak-trans-activist-shared-as-daughter-of-afghan-ambassador-to-islamabad\/38c380b7-9d8b-4be3-9b5d-02ce79c05e92\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/38c380b7-9d8b-4be3-9b5d-02ce79c05e92.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/38c380b7-9d8b-4be3-9b5d-02ce79c05e92.jpg 504w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/38c380b7-9d8b-4be3-9b5d-02ce79c05e92-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-pak-trans-activist-shared-as-daughter-of-afghan-ambassador-to-islamabad\/download-89-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/download-89.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/download-89.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/download-89-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/download-89-1024x465.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/download-89-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/download-89-1536x698.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/factonews.co\/opindia-and-jagran-used-a-tiktok-stars-photo-as-daughter-of-the-afghan-ambassador-to-pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facto News<\/a> had reported that the image was also carried by OpIndia and Dainik Jagran as the daughter of the Afghan ambassador to Islamabad. Both outlets later updated their reports but archived versions can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/YPWZP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Mlo2V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-98745 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-pak-trans-activist-shared-as-daughter-of-afghan-ambassador-to-islamabad\/d16c6b89-caaa-46af-b224-3948ef5864a8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/d16c6b89-caaa-46af-b224-3948ef5864a8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/d16c6b89-caaa-46af-b224-3948ef5864a8.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/d16c6b89-caaa-46af-b224-3948ef5864a8-277x300.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-pak-trans-activist-shared-as-daughter-of-afghan-ambassador-to-islamabad\/e6b1f115-13af-46a1-a8dd-79f3e4247381\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/e6b1f115-13af-46a1-a8dd-79f3e4247381.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/e6b1f115-13af-46a1-a8dd-79f3e4247381.jpg 759w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/e6b1f115-13af-46a1-a8dd-79f3e4247381-300x292.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Among the many users who had shared the photograph was a user who posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AyeshaJahanzebGeoTv\/photos\/basw.AboEzAIyvJsziIPjGwA_ABLBDXXli5kCBJB3oVrnNQd2aGJT9mBR5jtjoIrB2QYTfOIYpio7havnRkhX1_y7pI-n6hNju5tmUwmaqV8EfzdY8GUncxNJmCLVfpaYWZ4NwXrMXDGvycDhOqwOTixDip-PIezIFWagpxWi4wF7mF7aiDhxpIjzHQfaGSIHL5dDuk1bWrwrbzwqB9ukkA1pRMP6f7FJJl-peErwGdGRtlfppQ\/323989036112632\/?opaqueCursor=Abrn97NoPD-gH2XzvxOGF1q1iUZs8_VDPJU7s5wtI83CrbKYw4ExmQ36IAnaCbKzR3At27j4YVDTZRdqP0drKfKU2u8yOKGI2dv11bI3QgwKAa1VtPD8HgGfx-PO4KhSlkqFxHTNgJsMOI-9cteVF6XPdCYWzl44d1bwmDCl52XL5LkGYblitZfD3DCOIdreF4KmRNiRTFYznS4CYrB-hNFg0d2QlZX632MFoduZsKLV3lnaMAAc-N8YNkTFOTmp3_tatEK3F43RLXD4Tg6AbW7CgC9T0sRjpg2IS7oWIjIaMcUvprR1zCQooDm0clWt3xuXnGtMq7P6z4PIoA6yQFa_ZBdVmNWIqqeXBXuoX_y-Fz7eznxUKEoCcO-PLmQQ9abNmcsLf7UscjrRyPt_q1msAgid8OlD1D-X5rpgQJPkmabI3-5mjiSkEO0-uzmxBtpXnQyNcTPyCl_NDzrSRJPRfEJ9MqwnOW8N-2aHIaR7cIFo0SIwUbZuH_u_g8iVH_X1DoGVx5Wc3LuBqz-2d3bLadKgm7FBy48pGOzpVTz5hD-b7DWKu64-amRwQNGpxWHWEJtwdRGDwN4XpBjJh3UHbeN3PS7WXGyHJN3Yf7JnjnMldzOg4apU5HEnWoHAC476qUWSohObYEWKwDVhk9v-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">screenshot of a YouTube video<\/a> where the title identified the woman as Gul Chahat. A keyword search on YouTube took us to the official channel of Chahat where she claims that she was assaulted by a man named Shoaib.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gul Chahat Queen Of Kpk Bandi Zulam Arrest Shoaib | Gull Chahat bandi Tashadud\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mB5C4ME9AW0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A reverse-image search of the viral image on Google with the keyword &#8216;Gul Chahat&#8217; took us to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=117814377228823&amp;id=100724555604472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a> where the photo was uploaded on July 16.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-98764 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/56e00d14-f839-4d22-949a-2523fa491cc1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/56e00d14-f839-4d22-949a-2523fa491cc1.jpg 651w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/56e00d14-f839-4d22-949a-2523fa491cc1-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/print\/714630-transgenders-seek-protection-amid-growing-threats-in-kp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The News reported<\/a> that Gul Chahat is a trans activist and she alleged that she was facing threats to her life.<\/p>\n<p>Malik Khurram Khan Dehwar, former Pakistani journalist, tweeted about Indian accounts sharing Chahat&#8217;s photo as Silsila Alikhil.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is how Indian propaganda machine is spreading misinformation reg <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SilsilaAlikhil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SilsilaAlikhil<\/a> daughter of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Afghanistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Afghanistan<\/a>\u2019s ambassador to Pakistan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NajibullahAlikhil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NajibullahAlikhil<\/a> by posting images of a TikToker named Gul Chahat as her.<\/p>\n<p>1000s of such malicious posts r being posted to mislead public\ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A4pCOAEXnK\">pic.twitter.com\/A4pCOAEXnK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Malik Khurram Khan Dehwar (@KhurramDehwar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KhurramDehwar\/status\/1416430493688533006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dehwar also <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/KhurramDehwar\/status\/1416499701185224707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a> Afghan ambassador to Islamabad Najibullah Alikhil&#8217;s response to the viral misinformation &#8211; &#8220;I was forced to post a photo of my daughter&#8217;s #SilsilaAlikhil here, because someone else&#8217;s photo was posted incorrectly on social media, even though I don&#8217;t know her at all. Thank you.&#8221; As evident, Silsila Alikhil and Gul Chahat look very different.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ps\">\u067e\u0647 \u0689\u06cc\u0631\u06cc \u0628\u069a\u0646\u06cc \u0633\u0631\u0647:<br \/>\n\u0645\u062c\u0628\u0648\u0631 \u0634\u0648\u0645 \u0686\u06cc \u062f \u062e\u067e\u0644 \u0644\u0648\u0631\u06a9\u06cc \u0633\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u06cc \u062e\u06cc\u0644 \u0639\u06a9\u0633 \u062f\u0644\u062a\u0647 \u062e\u067e\u0648\u0631 \u06a9\u0693\u0645\u060c \u0686\u0648\u0646 \u067e\u0647 \u067c\u0648\u0644\u0646\u06cc\u0632\u0648 \u0634\u0628\u06a9\u0648 \u06a9\u06cc \u062f \u06a9\u0648\u0645 \u0628\u0644 \u0686\u0627 \u0639\u06a9\u0633 \u067e\u0647 \u063a\u0644\u0637\u0647 \u0646\u0634\u0631 \u0634\u0648\u06cc\u060c \u067e\u0647 \u062f\u0627\u0633\u06cc \u062d\u0627\u0644 \u06a9\u06cc \u0686\u06cc \u0632\u0647 \u06cc\u06cc \u0627\u0635\u0644\u0623 \u0646\u0647 \u067e\u06cc\u0698\u0646\u0645. \u0645\u0646\u0646\u0647 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jjx2vQciKp\">pic.twitter.com\/Jjx2vQciKp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Najibullah Alikhil (@NajibAlikhil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NajibAlikhil\/status\/1416490883143270400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thus, a photograph of a trans activist allegedly assaulted in Pakistan was falsely shared as Silsila Alikhil, daughter of the Afghan ambassador to Islamabad, recently kidnapped for several hours and tortured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 16, the ministry of foreign affairs of Afghanistan issued a statement that Silsila Alikhil, daughter of the Afghan ambassador to Islamabad, was kidnapped for several hours and tortured. After the news broke out, several social media users shared a photograph (1, 2) of an injured woman claiming she is Alikhil. 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