Sabir Shakir
Sabir Shakir is a former Pakistani news anchor and journalist known for his insights on current affairs. He was in the news for sharing a misleading video claiming to depict celebrations among Pakistanis in the UK after a military conflict with India, which was later proven to be unrelated to recent events.
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Sabir Shakir is a former anchor whose YouTube channel was included in the ban order.
Islamabad sessions court overturns judicial magistrate’s order banning 11 YouTube channels - Pakistan
Pakistan· 2025-09-11
Sabir Shakir commented on the Supreme Court's declaration regarding the ban on YouTube channels.
Fact check: Supreme Court has not declared ban on 27 YouTube channels unconstitutional - PakistanPakistan· 2025-07-10
Sabir Shakir is one of the individuals whose YouTube channel is facing criminal action.
HRCP expresses concern as govt warns criminal action against 27 YouTube channels set for blocking - PakistanPakistan· 2025-07-09
Former anchorperson Sabir Shakir also shared a visual criticising the statement attributed to Rana Sanaullah.
Fact check: Rana Sanaullah said Pakistan should follow the Muslim world’s position on the Abraham Accords - WorldPakistan· 2025-07-08
Sabir Shakir's YouTube channel was also ordered to be blocked by the Islamabad court.
Islamabad court orders blocking of 27 YouTube channels on NCCIA’s request - PakistanPakistan· 2025-07-08
Sabir Shakir shared the video of Pakistanis celebrating with a similar claim.
Fact check: Viral Daily Telegraph article praising PAF after India escalation is fake - PakistanPakistan· 2025-05-15
