Ishaq Dar rejects rumors over stoppage of pay. The Ministry of Finance on Saturday issued a rebuttal keeping that rumors about the government’s instructions to stop pay and pensions etc, were totally false.
“This is completely false as no such instructions given by the Finance Division, which is the concerned federal ministry. AGPR has confirmed that pay and pension already processed and paid on time. Further, other payments processed as per routine,” a press release of the finance division said.
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There were sure rumors doing rounds that the government had instructed to stop such payments.
In the meanwhile, Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar, on his Twitter handle, called it as ‘fake news’ and said that spreading the same initiated harm to the national economic interests.
Fake news and spreading the same cause harm to the national economic interests.
— Ishaq Dar (@MIshaqDar50) February 25, 2023
Kindly refrain from circulating such reports/news without verifying same from the concerned ministry! pic.twitter.com/crimzY44b4
Ishaq Dar rejects rumors over the stoppage of pay, and pensions. “Kindly refrain from circulating such reports/news without verifying same from the concerned ministry,” he additionally posted.
As such, it is important to verify news before sharing it with others, especially on sensitive topics such as government policies and financial matters.