AI checks found a distorted shadow on the guard’s uniform and blurred name tags, signs of possible AI-generated images.
The viral image showing Imran Khan being wheeled away by law enforcement officers in Pims is fake. PHOTO: SCREEN CAPTURE
Several users, most of whom appear to be PTI supporters, have been sharing an image on social media platforms TikTok and However, the photo is generated by AI.
Imran has remained imprisoned in Adiala jail while facing multiple legal cases. In early 2026, concerns about his health intensified after his legal team reported that he had developed a central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO), which had caused significant vision loss in his right eye.
The former prime minister was later shifted to Pims in Islamabad for eye examination and follow-up treatment under government supervision. The hospital later stated that he was clinically stable. At the same time, PTI leaders and Imran’s legal team continued to demand treatment at a hospital of his choice and access for his personal doctors, keeping public attention focused on his health. Since then he has been taken periodically to Pims for procedures.
how it started
On June 7, Arif Ahmadzai, former minister of mines and minerals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to his X biography, shared an image on TikTok, which allegedly showed Imran being transported in a wheelchair by law enforcement officers in Pims.
The post garnered approximately 189,000 views.
A pro-PTI account on
The publication obtained 37,200 visits.
The same image was later shared by several other pro-PTI accounts on X and TikTok, as seen here, here, here, here, here and here; collectively garnering 38,000 views.
Methodology
A fact check was initiated to determine the veracity of the claim due to high public interest in Imran’s health.
A keyword search to corroborate whether any other credible Pakistani or international media had recently reported on Imran’s visit to Pims or published the image did not return any results.
Inspection of the image for visual discrepancies revealed a distorted shadow or object on the uniform of the security personnel pushing the wheelchair.
Additionally, the name tags on the security personnel’s uniform are blurred, a common indicator in AI-generated images.
Additionally, several faces in the background have blurred edges, with prominent facial structures not clearly visible.
When contacted, a resident of Islamabad, who recently visited Pims, confirmed to the iVerify Pakistan team that the boards inside the hospital are red and white, not blue. The same was also corroborated by photographs available online showing the interior of the facility.
The image was then analyzed using multiple AI detection tools. TruthScan marked the photo as 84 percent AI-generated.
AI or Not labeled it as having a 76% chance of being generated by AI.
Sightengine, another detection tool, marked it as a 99 percent AI-generated image.
Fact Check Status: False
The claim that a viral image shows Imran Khan being wheeled away by law enforcement officials in Pims is false.
The image is generated by AI.
This fact check was originally published by iVerify Pakistan, a project of CEJ-IBA and UNDP.
