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The post presents a sweeping claim that charity given by Muslims in Pakistan funds terrorism. That is contradicted by Pakistan’s documented zakat distribution system.

On the Government of Punjab’s official Zakat & Ushr Department site, the overview states that “Zakat fund is meant for the poor and deserving Muslims living below poverty line” and lists programs including Zakat Rashan Card, marriage grants for poor women, and educational stipends. The same page says the department’s aim is to reduce extreme poverty and support poor people’s subsistence and rehabilitation.

The department’s FAQ further specifies who receives zakat and through what programs. It says eligible recipients are “A Muslim citizen of Pakistan living below poverty line” and lists distribution programs including Grant for Leprosy patients, Educational Stipends (General), Marriage Assistance, and Zakat Rashan Card. It also says local committees distribute zakat funds “among the deserving people.”

That evidence does not prove that no terrorist organization has ever tried to exploit charity in Pakistan. But it does disprove the categorical claim in the post, because Pakistan has a documented, state-administered charitable system whose stated and operational uses are poverty relief and welfare. A universal claim that charity given by Muslims in Pakistan funds “terrorism” is therefore false.