Viral Video Falsely Shows Mohsin Naqvi Announcing Decision on New Provinces

A viral video claiming that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced a final decision to create new provinces in Pakistan has been found to be manipulated.

The clip uses genuine footage from Naqvi’s address at the Pakistan Economic Summit on July 30, 2026, but the audio has been replaced with synthetic speech, making it appear that the minister had announced that the creation of new provinces had already been decided.

What does the viral video claim?

A 10-second video shared on social media appears to show Mohsin Naqvi announcing that new provinces will definitely be created in Pakistan and that a decision on the matter has already been taken.

The clip was shared by the Facebook page Ronaq e Karachi on August 8, 2026, with hashtags related to new provinces, Sindh, Karachi and Mohsin Naqvi.

However, the statement attributed to the interior minister does not appear in his original speech.

What did Mohsin Naqvi actually say?

Naqvi discussed governance reforms and the possibility of creating new administrative units or provinces during his July 30 address at the Pakistan Economic Summit.

He called for political consensus on the issue and said the matter should ultimately be taken to the public.

In the original speech, Naqvi said that the issue of administrative units or provinces would have to be taken to the people. He also called for political stakeholders to sit together and resolve issues related to new administrative units.

At no point did he announce that a final decision to create new provinces had already been made.

Original footage confirms manipulation

A comparison of the viral clip with Naqvi’s original July 30 address shows that the underlying video footage is genuine.

Naqvi is wearing the same dark blue shirt and appears in the same setting, with the same background and camera angle.

However, the words heard in the viral clip are absent from the original speech. This indicates that the authentic footage was repurposed and overlaid with fabricated audio.

Video circulated widely online

The manipulated clip was identified across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Several Facebook posts accumulated hundreds of thousands of views, along with thousands of reactions, comments and shares, allowing the false claim to spread widely on social media.

Verdict

9 News HD Fact Check: FALSE

The viral video falsely shows Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announcing that a decision to create new provinces in Pakistan has already been made.

The footage is authentic and comes from his July 30, 2026 address, but the speech has been replaced with likely AI-generated audio and accompanying lip-sync manipulation. In the original video, Naqvi called for political consensus and public discussion rather than announcing a final decision.