Govt refutes rumors of Rs5,000 Note ban, vows to crack down on fake news spreaders

MG News | September 07, 2023 at 04:21 PM GMT+05:00

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September 07, 20223 (MLN): The media news pertaining to the ban of Rs5,000 notes is fake, as confirmed by Murtaza Solangi, Caretaker Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting through a post on X (formerly Twitter).

Furthermore, the government of Pakistan will take action against individuals spreading such fake news to incite chaos.

This is fake. The Govt of Pakistan shall act against the people spreading this kind of fake news to create chaos.
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— Murtaza Solangi (@murtazasolangi) September 7, 2023

Solangi's authoritative statement on social media has brought clarity to the situation, putting to rest the speculations that had been circulating.

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