Fact-check: Man dancing in the video is not the judge in the Iddat case

Pakistani social media users have repeatedly shared a video clip alongside claims that it shows the judge presiding over an appeal filed by former prime minister Imran Khan against his conviction in the iddat (unlawful marriage) case, dancing and throwing money at a wedding.

The clip has amassed over a million views to date.

The claim is false.

Claim

On May 29, an X, formerly Twitter, account shared an over one-minute video that shows a man dancing and showering a woman with money. The clip was shared with the caption: “This is the honourable judge who has to decide the iddat case.” The post has been viewed over 300,000 times.

While a TikTok user also claimed that the video was of the District and Sessions Judge Shahrukh Arjumand.

Fact

The man in the video is not Judge Shahrukh Arjumand, who was to decide an appeal filed by Imran Khan and his wife against their seven-year prison sentences in an unlawful marriage case this week. In fact, the man in the video is Chaudhry Asad, a resident of Rawalpindi.

Asad confirmed to Geo Fact Check that the video was indeed his. “This video is around four to five years old,” Asad said, over the phone, adding that it was recorded at his friend’s wedding in Gujranwala.

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