Fact Check: Christian student thrashed by Islamist teacher in Pakistan? No, here are the facts
A video showing a female student being assaulted has gone viral, with many claiming she is a Christian being thrashed by her Islamist teacher in Pakistan.
By - Md Mahfooz Alam
Claim:The video shows an Islamist teacher assaulting a Christian girl student in Pakistan.
Fact:The claim is false. The video shows a father brutally beating his daughter in Iraq.
(Content warning: The article contains visuals of violence against children. Viewer discretion is advised.)
Hyderabad: A video showing a man assaulting a child with what looks like a belt is widely circulating on social media. Those sharing the video allege it shows an Islamist teacher assaulting a Christian student in Pakistan.
Sharing the video, an X handle, Baba Banaras, infamous for peddling misinformation, wrote, “Heartbreaking. A Christian student in Pakistan was reportedly brutally beaten by an Islamist teacher for wearing a cross. Pakistan is becoming hell for non-Muslims. If asylum is granted to radical Islamists, why not to the real victims of radical Islamists? Who will save them? (sic)”
A similar claim can be found here.
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false, as the video shows a father beating his daughter in Iraq.
A reverse image search of the video’s keyframes led us to the same footage published by a Swedish media outlet, Alkompis, on October 30, 2025. According to the news outlet, the video shows a father beating his daughter in Iraq.
Another media outlet, Al Mashhad, carried a blurred version of the footage in a video report published on November 1, 2025.
It also reported that a young girl was subjected to horrific torture by her father amid painful screams that failed to spare her from cruelty in Iraq. The media outlet also stated that the case has sparked widespread outrage and calls for strict punishment to father.
On October 30, 2025, the Iraqi News Agency reported that Baghdad police arrested the suspect shortly after he violently attacked his daughter. Al Sharqiya also reported the incident on the same date with the same details.
Therefore, we conclude that the claim of an Islamist teacher assaulting a Christian girl in Pakistan in the viral video is false.
