New Delhi: On Friday, Pakistan Ministry of Economic Affairs’ official account on X put out a call to international partners for more loans “amid escalating war” and “heavy losses inflicted by enemy”. However, the ministry later denied posting the appeal.
“We are working to have Twitter (X) switched off,” a ministry spokesperson was reported to have told Reuters, adding: “We did not tweet about it.”
An X post by Fact CheckerMoIB, the official handle of Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for exposing fake news, said its Ministry of Economic Affairs’ account was “hacked”.
The ministry’s post on X reportedly read: “Govt of Pakistan appeals to International Partners for more loans after heavy losses inflected by enemy. Amid escalating war and stocks crash, we urge international partners to help de-escalate. Nation urged to remain steadfast. @WorldBank #IndiaPakistanWar #PakistanZindabad”.
The incident comes at a time when Pakistan is facing mounting economic pressure and financial damage in the wake of strikes by India on terror infrastructure within the nation as part of Operation Sindoor.
According to data portal Statista, Pakistan’s national debt has reached approximately 280.62 billion US dollars (around 23 lakh crore Indian rupees) in 2025.
The Pakistan Stock Exchange faced one of its most severe intraday crashes in recent years Thursday, as the benchmark KSE-100 Index closed at 103,526.81, marking a sharp 5.89 percent decline. Thursday’s turmoil followed an already volatile session Wednesday, when the KSE-100 Index had dropped over 6 percent, local media reports said.
Late Thursday, Pakistan launched an aerial assault on Jammu using at least four loitering munitions, with multiple explosions reported across different areas of the city.
(Edited by Nida Fatima Siddiqui)
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