Asad Toor did not report death of student involved in Sarhad University incident

Social media claims that journalist Asad Toor reported the death of a student allegedly involved in the Sarhad University incident have been found to be false.

Several social media posts claimed that the student who allegedly grabbed an army officer by the neck during the August 24 incident had died and that his body was later found in the hilly areas of Islamabad. The posts attributed the claim to journalist Asad Toor.

However, Toor categorically denied making any such statement and described the claim as fake news.

Fact Check

The viral claim surfaced on social media on August 27, 2026, through a Facebook account named Gilgit Baltistan.

The post claimed that the student involved in the altercation at Sarhad University had died and that his body was found in the hills of Islamabad. It also attributed the information to journalist Asad Toor.

A review of Toor’s publicly available social media accounts found no report from him confirming the alleged death.

Toor had published a video about the Sarhad University incident on his YouTube channel on August 24, 2026, but the video only discussed initial details of the incident and contained no claim about a student being killed or a body being recovered from Islamabad’s hilly areas.

On August 27, Toor directly responded to the viral claim on X, calling it fake news and stating that he had not reported anything of the sort, either directly or indirectly.

He also urged people to stop attributing such claims to him, warning that the spread of fabricated information using his name could put his life and liberty at risk.

What happened at Sarhad University?

On August 24, 2026, an altercation took place at Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology in Islamabad involving students and an army officer.

Reports stated that the officer allegedly fired shots into the air during a heated confrontation with students. The officer was subsequently taken into custody and disciplinary proceedings were reportedly initiated.

The incident generated widespread discussion on social media, with several videos and claims circulating online.

However, there is no verified evidence in the information provided by credible reports or Toor himself that a student involved in the incident later died or that his body was found in the hills of Islamabad.

Toor denies the claim

A review of journalist Asad Toor’s social media accounts found no evidence that he reported the alleged death.

Instead, Toor shared a screenshot of the viral claim on August 27 and categorically rejected it.

The journalist stated that he had neither reported the alleged death nor made any indirect claim about it.

His denial confirms that the viral posts falsely attributed the claim to him.

Viral Spread

The false claim was initially identified on Facebook, where one post received around 1,000 likes and 449 shares.

The claim was subsequently circulated through other Facebook posts, receiving thousands of additional likes and views.

The use of a journalist’s name and the reference to the highly discussed Sarhad University incident helped the unverified claim gain traction on social media.

Conclusion: The claim that journalist Asad Toor reported the death of a student involved in the Sarhad University altercation is false. Toor did not report any such death and categorically denied making the claim. No verified evidence was found supporting the allegation that the student died or that his body was found in Islamabad’s hilly areas.