Claim: Social media accounts claim the Government of Pakistan has announced a four day working week as per the smart petroleum lockdown. Fact: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s (MOIB) Fact Checker on 17 September 2026 confirmed this notification as false. On 15 September 2026, several social media accounts posted news suggesting that due to […]
Claim: The federal government has decided to impose a countrywide “smart lockdown” on Saturdays and Sundays because regional tensions are disrupting fuel supplies. Fact: The claim is false. Although news reports said the government was considering different fuel-conservation measures, official channels did not announce any approved nationwide weekend smart lockdown. The Ministry of Information later […]
Claim: Liquor shops have been directed to reopen by the excise and taxation department Islamabad under lockdown. Fact: Deputy Commissioner Islamabad M Hamza Shafqaat clarified on Twitter the notification is fake. Liquor shops have been shut since lockdown began in Islamabad. On 20 May 2020, the following image of an alleged government notification dated 19 […]